At a Glance
- Meaning
- A flowering, blossoming settlement
- Origin
- English (place name)
- Pronunciation
- BLOOM-ing-tuhn
Bloomington is an English (place name) name meaning “a flowering, blossoming settlement”. It appears in our list of 175+ State-Inspired Baby Names as American as They Come.
Meaning & Origin of Bloomington
Meaning: A flowering, blossoming settlement.
Origin: English (place name).
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Bloomington
BLOOM-ing-tuhnIPA /ˈbluːmɪŋtən/
Popularity of Bloomington
Bloomington doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
Lists That Include Bloomington
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