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. 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). The variants Bloeme and Bloemen are thought to be primarily matronymic. People with the name include: