Boom is a Dutch surname meaning "tree" (Dutch pronunciation: [boːm]). It and the form De Boom can be of metaphoric origin, indicating a robust person ("like a tree"). Alternatively it may be a shortened version of names like Van der Boom or Ten Boom, meaning from/at the tree, boom barrier or warp beam.[1] "Boom" is also regularly chosen as a surname in stage names. People with the name include:
- Bert Boom (born 1938), Dutch track cyclist
- Boudewijn Karel Boom (1903–1980), Dutch botanist
- Claria Horn Boom (born 1969), American (Kentucky) judge
- Cornelis Boom (died 1579), Dutch landowner and shipbuilder
- Irma Boom (born 1960), Dutch graphic designer
- Karel Boom (1858-1939), Belgian painter
- Lars Boom (born 1985), Dutch racing cyclist
- Max de Boom (born 1996), Dutch football winger
- Peter Boom [de; it] (1936–2011), Dutch-born Italian actor
- Ulrich Boom [de; fi; fr; pl; pt] (born 1947), German Roman Catholic bishop
- As a stage name
- Barry Boom (born 1960s), British reggae singer Paul Robinson
- Benny Boom (born 1971), American music video and film director Benny Douglas
- Dionté Boom (born 1991), American rapper-producer Ervin Dionté Harris
- Nando Boom (born 1960s), Panamanian singer Fernando Brown
- Paddy Boom (born 1968), American drummer Patrick Seacor
- Taka Boom (born 1954), American R&B singer Yvonne Stevens
- Van Boom / Van den Boom / Van der Boom
See also
- Ten Boom, three members of a Dutch family who helped save Jews during the Holocaust
References
- ^ Boom at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.
