indicate the level to which a name has been verified.Type Surname
Usage Jewish (Ashkenazi), Norwegian, Yiddish
Scripts פלאם(Hebrew, Yiddish)
Other Forms FormsFlam
Meaning & History
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Birgit, Jalmer, Nels, Selmer, Sig.Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name from Yiddish floym ‘plum’.Norwegian: habitational name from any of several farmsteads named Flom or Flåm, from Old Norse flá ‘terrace, shelf’, referring to a feature of a hillside. Compare Flam.