Dam

• Daam (alternative spelling)

From Middle High German dūme, from Old High German dūmo, from Proto-West Germanic *þūmō, from Proto-Germanic *þūmô from Proto-Indo-European *tūm- (“to grow”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈd̥ɑːm/

Dam m (plural Dam or Damer, diminutive Damerl)

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From the noun dam (“pond”).

Dam

1. a surname

• (Limburg) Attested as Dam in 1835. Derived from dam (“dam, elevated road”).
• (Noord-Holland) First attested as dam in 1432. Derived from Middle Dutch dam (“dam”).

• IPA^(key): /dɑm/

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• Hyphenation: Dam
• Homophone: dam
• Rhymes: -ɑm

Dam n

1. a hamlet in Gennep, Limburg, Netherlands
2. a hamlet in Hollands Kroon, North Holland, Netherlands

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “dam”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

Dam

1. Manuel de Codage transliteration of ḏꜥm.

From Danish Dam.

Dam

1. a surname from Danish