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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Dutch and North German : ornamental or occupational name from an agent derivative of Dutch and Middle Low German blōm ‘flower’ (see Bloem). In the Lower Rhine area and Westphalia the vowel cluster -oe- is not pronounced with an umlaut; instead, the -e- indicates a lengthening of the vowel.

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