Blouin
English
Etymology
From French Blouin. Compare Beloin.
Proper noun
Blouin (countable and uncountable, plural Blouins)
- (countable) A surname from French.
- A lake in Abitibi-Temiscamingue, Quebec, Canada; in full, Lake Blouin.
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
Synonyms
surname
- Belloin
- Bellouin
- Beloin
- Belouin
Descendants
- English: Blouin