Etymology

Ostrom

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Today it means: A surname from Swedish. Full definition →

Swedish Öström
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  1. Swedish · borrowed fromÖström
  2. English todayOstrom

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

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.