Brom

See also: brom, bróm, and brom-

English

Etymology

Spelling variant of Brohm and Brahm; also a variant of Bromm, Brumm.

Proper noun

Brom (plural Broms)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Brom is the 37229^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 599 individuals. Brom is most common among White (92.82%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Brom”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 233.

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French brome.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -oːm

Noun

Brom n (strong, genitive Broms, no plural)

1. bromine

Declension

Declension of Brom [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Brom
genitive	eines	des	Broms
dative	einem	dem	Brom
accusative	ein	das	Brom

Coordinate terms

• (chemical element): Previous: Selen. Next: Krypton

Derived terms

• bromhaltig
• bromieren

Descendants

• → Estonian: broom

Further reading

• “Brom” in Duden online
• “Brom” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Luxembourgish

Chemical element
Br
Previous: Selen (Se)
Next: Krypton (Kr)

Etymology

From French brome.

Noun

Brom m (uncountable)

1. bromine