[3] The Falom originated along the Falomster Feart, which was dug in the 16th century.

The place name could probably refer to a dilapidated house or building.

[2] De Tegenwoordige Staat van Friesland described the hamlet at the end of the 18th century as a neighborhood with more than 20 houses.

But by then this industry has been completely disappeared for many years, and has made way for buckwheat and rye.

In 1974 it became an official village under the Dutch name De Valom.