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Boom (surname)

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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:

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

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  • Ten Boom, three members of a Dutch family who helped save Jews during the Holocaust

References

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  1. ^ Boom at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.