Blouin

English

Etymology

French Blouin. Compare Beloin.

Proper noun

Blouin (countable and uncountable, plural Blouins)

  1. (countable) A surname from French.
  2. Ellipsis of Lake Blouin.; A lake in Abitibi-Temiscamingue, Quebec, Canada

Translations

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Blouin is the 12525th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2474 individuals. Blouin is most common among White (87.75%) individuals.

Anagrams

French

Alternative forms

  • Belouin, Belloin, Bellouin, Beloin

Etymology

Shortened from the name Belouin, of Germanic origin, from *biliz (gentle, kind, fitting) + *winiz (loved one, friend). Also from the Old French adjective bloe (blue). Compare the variant Beloin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /blu.ɛ̃/

Proper noun

Blouin m or f

  1. a surname, Blouin
  2. Ellipsis of Lac Blouin.; Blouin (a lake in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada)

Synonyms

surname
  • Belloin
  • Bellouin
  • Beloin
  • Belouin

Descendants

  • English: Blouin
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