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Ostrom

Ostrom proper noun: a surname from Swedish.

Proper noun

Ostrom (plural Ostroms)

  1. A surname from Swedish.

Forms of Ostrom

pluralOstroms

Origin of Ostrom

Borrowed from Swedish Öström, an ornamental surname composed of the elements ö (“island”) and ström (“stream”).

Questions about Ostrom

What does Ostrom mean?
Ostrom means a surname from Swedish.
What part of speech is Ostrom?
Ostrom is a proper noun.

Words near Ostrom in the dictionary

  1. Ostrogothic
  2. Ostrogothic Kingdom
  3. Ostrogoths
  4. ostrogs
  5. Ostroh
  6. Ostrom
  7. Ostroms
  8. ostros
  9. Ostrov
  10. Ostrova
  11. ostrovegan

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