Damas

See also: damas

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese and Spanish Damas.

Proper noun

Damas (plural Damases)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Damas is the 20553^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1290 individuals. Damas is most common among Hispanic/Latino (46.36%), Black/African American (27.52%) and White (21.47%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Damas”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 406.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /da.mas/

Proper noun

Damas f

1. Damascus (the capital city of Syria; an ancient settlement, the ancient capital of various polities, most notably the Umayyad Caliphate from 661 to 744 CE and Aram-Damascus, existing from the 12th to 8th centuries BCE)

Derived terms

• chemin de Damas
• damas

Related terms

• damascène
• Damascène
• damasquin
• nigelle de Damas