# Ooms

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'''Ooms''' is a [Dutch](/source/Dutch_language)-language surname, derived from the word ''oom'', meaning uncle. An alternative origin may be the given name "Omaar".<ref>[http://www.cbgfamilienamen.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?nfd_naam=Ooms&info=aantal%20en%20verspreiding&operator=bw&taal= Ooms] at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands</ref> People with this surname include:

*[Amanda Ooms](/source/Amanda_Ooms) (born 1964), Swedish actress and writer
*[Hendrik Ooms](/source/Hendrik_Ooms) (1916–1993), Dutch cyclist
*[Jack Ooms](/source/Jack_Ooms) (1925–1999), Dutch chemical weapons researcher and diplomat
*[Janus Ooms](/source/Janus_Ooms) (1866–1924), Dutch rower
*[Karel Ooms](/source/Karel_Ooms) (1845–1900), Belgian painter
*[Klaas Ooms](/source/Klaas_Ooms) (1917–1970), Dutch footballer
*[Piet Ooms](/source/Piet_Ooms) (1884–1961), Dutch swimmer and water polo player
*[Willem Ooms](/source/Willem_Ooms) (1897–1972), Dutch cyclist

==See also==
*[Oomen](/source/Oomen), surname of the same origin
*[OOMS](/source/Muscat_Airport), the [ICAO](/source/ICAO) code for Muscat International Airport, Oman.

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Category:Dutch-language surnames
Category:Patronymic surnames

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