"Bloom" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /bluːm/
Rhymes: -uːm 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 Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|blom||ingot}} Middle English blom (“ingot”), {{der|en|ang|blōma||lump of iron}} Old English blōma (“lump of iron”), {{der|en|sv|Blom}} Swedish Blom, {{der|en|nl|Bloem}} Dutch Bloem Head templates: {{en-prop}} Bloom
  1. A surname. Derived forms: Bloomsday
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