soum

S1O1U1M3

proper noun

A surname from French [in turn from Occitan].

Scrabble 6

Meanings

soum1

nounsoum (plural soums)

plural soums

  1. alternativeAlternative form of sowm (“proportion of sheep or cattle for pasture”).
verbsoum (third-person singular simple present soums, present participle souming, simple past and past participle soumed)

present singular third person soums · participle present souming · participle past soumed · past soumed

  1. alternativeAlternative form of sowm (“determine the proportion of sheep or cattle for pasture”).

soum2

noun
  1. pluralplural of som

Soum3

proper nounSoum (plural Soums)

plural Soums

  1. A surname from French [in turn from Occitan].

Origin

  1. FrenchSoum
  2. EnglishSoum

Borrowed from French Soum, itself from Occitan.

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APA

soum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soum

MLA

“soum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soum. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “soum,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soum.

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