Save Type Surname (from location) Usage German, Jewish Pronounced Pron. /ˈbaʊ̯m/(German) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Means "tree" in German. A famous bearer was the American author L. Frank Baum (1856-1919). Related NamesDetails RootboumVariantBaumer(German) Other Languages & CulturesBeumer, Beumers, Verboom(Dutch) Categories authors, German words, Oz characters, trees