indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Type Surname (from given name, from occupation, from location & from nickname)
Meaning & History
Means "flowers, blooms" or "flour" in Dutch. Can be a nickname denoting beauty or a cheerful disposition, an occupational name for a gardener, miller, or baker, or a habitational name for someone who lived near flowers, or a sign depicting them. It can also be a matronymic from the given name Bloeme.