Youngstrom

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proper noun

A surname from Swedish.

OriginSwedish Ungström →
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Meanings

proper nounYoungstrom (plural Youngstroms)

plural Youngstroms

  1. A surname from Swedish.

Origin

  1. SwedishLjungström
  2. SwedishUngström
  3. EnglishYoungstrom

Americanized spelling of either Swedish Ungström, which is from ung (“young”) + ström (“stream, current”), or Swedish Ljungström, from ljung (“heather”) + ström (“stream, current”).

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APA

Youngstrom. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Youngstrom

MLA

“Youngstrom.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Youngstrom. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Youngstrom,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Youngstrom.

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