Bloem (name)

Bloem (Dutch pronunciation: [blum]) is a Dutch name, meaning "flower" as well as "flour". As a feminine given name, also rendered Bloeme, it signifies flower, youth, and beauty.^[1] The surname can have a variety of origins; besides a matronymic, the surname can have originated as descriptive (e.g. finest) or metonymic occupational (gardener, miller, baker).^[2] The variants Bloeme and Bloemen are thought to be primarily matronymic.^[3] People with the name include:

^ Bloem at the Corpus of First Names in The Netherlands.
^ Bloem at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.
^ Bloemen at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.

[1] Bloem at the Corpus of First Names in The Netherlands.

[2] Bloem at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.

[3] Bloemen at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.

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