Groom

What “Groom” means

Noun

1. A man who is about to marry.

Noun

1. A person who looks after horses.
2. One of several officers of the English royal household, chiefly in the lord chamberlain's department.
3. A male servant, or more generally, a common man.
4. A brushing or cleaning, as of a dog or horse.

Verb

1. To attend to one's appearance and clothing.
2. To care for (horses or other animals) by brushing and cleaning them.
3. To care for (horses or other animals) by feeding, currying and tending to them.
4. To prepare (someone) for an event
5. To prepare (someone) for election or appointment.

Where the word comes from

1604, short for bridegroom (“husband-to-be”), from Middle English brydgrome, alteration (with intrusive r) of earlier bridegome (“bridegroom”), from Old English brȳdguma (“bridegroom”), from brȳd (“bride”) + guma (“man, hero”). In Middle English, the second element was re-analyzed as or influenced by grom, grome (“attendant”). Guma derives from Proto-Germanic *gumô (“man, person”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰǵʰm̥mō; it is cognate to Icelandic gumi (cf. Icelandic brúðgumi) and Norwegian gume and, ultimately, human.

From Middle English grom, grome (“man-child, boy, youth”), of uncertain origin. Apparently related to Middle Dutch grom (“boy”), Old Icelandic grómr, gromr (“man, manservant, boy”), Old French gromme (“manservant”), and also to Middle Dutch grom (“fish guts”), Middle Low German grôm (“fish guts”), from the same Proto-Germanic root. Possibly from Old English *grōm, from Proto-West Germanic *grōm (“swollen belly, stomach tumour, womb-child, fish roe, fish guts”), from Proto-Germanic *grōaną (“to grow”). Alternative etymology describes Middle English grom, grome as an alteration of gome (“man”) with an intrusive r (also found in bridegroom, hoarse, cartridge, etc.), with the Middle Dutch and Old Icelandic cognates following similar variation of their respective forms.

Business name ideas with “Groom”

Industries where “Groom” fits

We suggest this word for 2 business types and industries, including:

• Dog Grooming Business
• Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services