Given name & surname
Blum
“flower”
Blum is a surname from German, ultimately from Middle High German.
Original GermanBlümle
Meaning & origin
What it means
Blum goes back to Middle High German bluome, meaning “flower.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Blum comes from German, and ultimately from Middle High German.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Blum’s family of names
In English usage, Blum as a surname has a related form in BLOOM. In German usage, Blum as a surname has a related form in Bluhme. In German usage, Blum as a surname has a related form in Blümchen.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Blum has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its German roots to each of them.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Blum, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Blumenthal
“flower valley”
—
Palm
“palm tree”
47% boys · 53% girls
Bungert
“tree” · “enclosure”
—
Baumgaertner
“tree-gardener”
—
Locke
“man of the forest” · “from the fortress”
>99% boys
ᚹᚨᚷᛖ
“wave, sea”
>99% boys
Weisenthal
“meadow”
—
Earendel
“dawn” · “fluctuating, variable, wandering”
>99% boys