Etymology

frum

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Today it means: Pious, observant; committed to obeying all the laws of Judaism. Full definition →

Yiddish פֿרום
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frum · adjective1

  1. Yiddish · borrowed fromפֿרום“pious”
  2. English todayfrum

Borrowed from Yiddish פֿרום (frum, “pious”). Related to German fromm and Dutch vroom.

Frum · proper noun2

  1. Yiddish · borrowed fromפֿרום“religious, pious, observant”
  2. English todayFrum

* As a Jewish surname, from Yiddish פֿרום (frum, “religious, pious, observant”) * As a German surname, spelling variant of Fromm.

Frum · proper noun3

  1. Hebrew · derived fromאברם
  2. Yiddish · borrowed fromאברם
  3. English todayFrum

From Yiddish אברם (afrom), from Hebrew אברם from אברהם. Doublet of Abram.

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