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Reply Mon 23 Jan, 2012 11:26 am
What is the meaning of the family name "blum"? Where does it come from?
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Reply Mon 23 Jan, 2012 11:42 am
Why can't you research - at least google this? I did and I know the answer. Just do the work.
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joefromchicago
 
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Reply Mon 23 Jan, 2012 01:16 pm
@panthers,
I believe it's Yiddish for "flower," related to the German Blume.
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Reply Tue 24 Jan, 2012 12:00 am
@joefromchicago,
Joe is quite right. It's cognate to the English word "bloom." Various spellings, same meaning.
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