Etymology

daman

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Arabic دَمَان
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daman · noun1

  1. Arabic · derived fromدَمَان
  2. English todaydaman

From Arabic دَمَان (damān) (إسرائيل (Isrā'īl)), literally "lamb (of Israel)."

Daman · proper noun2

  1. Gujarati · borrowed fromદમણ
  2. English todayDaman

*The place name is from Gujarati દમણ (damaṇ). *The given name derives from the Sanskrit equivalent of Ancient Greek Damian, the brother of Cosmas.

Daman · proper noun3

  1. Dutch · borrowed fromDaman
  2. English todayDaman

Borrowed from Dutch Daman, variant of Damman.

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