Given name & surname · also German
Baum
Baum is a surname from German, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in English and German.
Original GermanBohm
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Baum comes from German, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From German Baum, from Middle High German boum, from Old High German boum, from Proto-West Germanic *baum, from Proto-Germanic *bagmaz.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Baum’s family of names
In German usage, Baum as a surname shares a linguistic root with the English form BEAM. In German usage, Baum as a surname has a related form in BOHM. In German usage, Baum as a surname has a related form in BOHM.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Baum has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Germanic roots to each of them.
6 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Baum, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Bauch
“belly, body”
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Bárðr
“battle” · “peace”
>99% boys
Apfelbaum
Apfelbaum is a surname from Middle High German, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in German.
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Braud
“bear” · “rule”
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Bago
“to fight”
>99% boys
Busse
“box, firelock”
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Becht
“bright, shining, famous”
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Böll
“rounded hill”
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