Bloom
English edit
Etymology edit
English and Jewish surname converged from several origins:
- Middle English blom (“ingot”), from Old English blōma (“lump of iron”)
- Swedish Blom
- Dutch Bloem, see bloem (“flower”)
- Spelling variant of Blum
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Proper noun edit
Bloom
- A surname.
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Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bloom”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 175.
German Low German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German blôme, from Old Saxon blōmo, from Proto-West Germanic *blōmō. Akin to German Blume, Dutch bloem, Dutch Low Saxon bloom, English bloom, Danish blomme, Swedish blomma; also compare Latin flōs.
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Noun edit
Bloom f (plural Blomen or Blööm)
- (botany) flower, blossom
- Insekten hölpt Blomen bi de Reprodukschoon.
- Insects are aiding the flowers to reproduce themselves.
- De brede Varietät an Blomensoorten faszineer de Minschen al lang.
- The wide range of different kinds of flowers is fascinating the man for ages.
- (chemistry) efflorescence
- (heraldry) flower
- Blomen sind faken en Bestanddeel vun Symbolen op Flaggen un Wapens.
- Flowers are often a building block of symbols on flags and coats of arms.
- De Bloom, wölke England symboliseert, is de rode Roos.
- The red rose is the flower which symbolizes England.
- (hunting) tail, scut (of a hare)
- nose, bouquet (of a wine)
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Plautdietsch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German blôme, from Old Saxon blōmo, from Proto-West Germanic *blōmō.
Noun edit
Bloom f (plural Bloomen)