Meanings
daman1
Daman2
proper noun
- The capital of the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, India.
- A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
Daman3
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
daman · noun
- Arabicدَمَان
- Englishdaman
From Arabic دَمَان (damān) (إسرائيل (Isrā'īl)), literally "lamb (of Israel)."
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- Gujaratiદમણ
- EnglishDaman
*The place name is from Gujarati દમણ (damaṇ). *The given name derives from the Sanskrit equivalent of Ancient Greek Damian, the brother of Cosmas.
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- DutchDaman
- EnglishDaman
Borrowed from Dutch Daman, variant of Damman.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 達曼 /达曼
- 達曼 /达曼 (Dāmàn)state capital of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, India
Hindi दमन
- दमन (daman)state capital of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, India
Japanese ダマン
- ダマン (Daman)state capital of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, India
Portuguese Damão
- Damãostate capital of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, India
Russian Дама́н
- Дама́н (Damán)state capital of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, India
Spanish Damán
- Damánstate capital of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, India
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with daman
jangonedanIranjeanTaiwanPakistanjuansudanMilanOmanAzerbaijanAvonnirvanaBhutankhanafghanyuankanRajasthanMcMahonshamanAmmanHunan
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Cite this entry
APA
daman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/daman
MLA
“daman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/daman. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “daman,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/daman.
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