Given name & surname

Blumenthal

“flower valley”

Blumenthal is a surname from German. It is used in English, French, German, and Portuguese.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Blumenthal goes back to German Blumenthal, meaning “flower valley.”

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Where it comes from

Blumenthal comes from German.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From German Blumenthal (“flower valley”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Blumenthal’s family of names

In German usage, Blumenthal has a later derivative in Blumental.

Walk Blumenthal’s family in the name graph

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The ring: across languages.

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Across languages 2

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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“man of the forest” · “from the fortress”

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Sibling ideas

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