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Type Surname (from given name, from occupation & from nickname)
Pronounced Pron. /fʁɔ.mɑ̃/(French, Walloon)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

from French froment "wheat" (from Latin frumentum "grain") probably applied as a nickname for a peasant or as metonymic occupational name for a dealer in wheat. English surname from the Old French personal name Fromont, which is from ancient Germanic Frodmund, composed of the elements frod "wise" and mund "protection".
Added 11/18/2023 by Paradiso36
Edited 11/3/2024 by Paradiso36