Bloom

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bluːm/
• Rhymes: -uːm

Proper noun

Bloom

1. A surname.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bloom”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 175.

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbloʊm/

Noun

Bloom f (plural Blomen or Blööm)

1. (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.

2. (chemistry) efflorescence
3. (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.

4. (hunting) tail, scut (of a hare)
5. nose, bouquet (of a wine)

Alternative forms

• bluum (Föhr-Amrum)
• blööm (Mooring)

Etymology

From Old Frisian blōma, from Proto-West Germanic *blōmō. Cognates include West Frisian blom.

Noun

Bloom m (plural blööme)

1. (Sylt) flower

Etymology

From Middle Low German blôme, from Old Saxon blōmo, from Proto-West Germanic *blōmō.

Noun

Bloom f (plural Bloomen)

1. flower, bloom

See also

Further reading

• Plautdietsch Lexicon of 17,000 words