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Origin of Name
My last name is an anglicized spelling from the Swedish Hedblom.
Meaning of Name
"Hed" is Swedish for "heath" (or "heather"), a shrub with lavender blossoms that grows across northern Europe. "Blom" means "blossom" (or "flower").
Behind My Name
On the phone, people sometimes think my name is Ed Bloom. In school, kids used to make jokes: Headballoon, Feetbud, Bloomhead.