Blom
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Dutch and Swedish Blom, an ornamental surname from either bloem (“flower”) or blomma (“flower”).
Proper noun edit
Blom (plural Bloms)
- A surname.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Blom is the 10382nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3103 individuals. Blom is most common among White (95.42%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Blom”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 174.
Central Franconian edit
Alternative forms edit
- Blum (southern Moselle Franconian)
Etymology edit
From Middle High German bluome, from Proto-Germanic *blōmô.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Blom f (plural Blome, diminutive Blömche or Blemche)
- (Ripuarian, northern Moselle Franconian) flower
- 1969, “Mir schenke der Ahl e paar Blömcher”[1]performed by Lotti Krekel:
- Die hät nit vill, es nit besonders rich,
Un hät noch lang nit jede Middaach Fleisch om Desch.
Nur ei Deil jitt et, wo se Freud draan hät:
Dat sinn die Blömcher op ihrem Finsterbrett.- She doesn’t have a lot, she’s not very rich,
And she’s far from having meat on her table every day.
There’s just one thing that gives her joy:
It’s the flowers one her windowsill.
- She doesn’t have a lot, she’s not very rich,
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From blom, Northern variant of bloem (“flower”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Blom
- a surname
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From blomma (“flower”).
Proper noun edit
Blom c (genitive Bloms)
- a surname