Dam

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Bavarian

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Alternative forms

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  • Daam (alternative spelling)

Etymology

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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).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Dam m (plural Dam or Damer, diminutive Damerl)

  1. (anatomy) thumb

Danish

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Etymology

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From the noun dam (pond).

Proper noun

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Dam

  1. a surname

Dutch

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Etymology

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  • (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).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /dɑm/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Dam
  • Homophone: dam
  • Rhymes: -ɑm

Proper noun

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Dam n

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

References

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

Egyptian

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Romanization

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Dam

  1. Manuel de Codage transliteration of ḏꜥm.

Faroese

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Etymology

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From Danish Dam.

Proper noun

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Dam

  1. a surname from Danish