Damen (surname)

Damen or Daemen is a Dutch patronymic surname meaning "son of Daam". Daam is an archaic nickname for Adam.[1] Variant forms are Daamen, Daams, Daems, and Dame. Notable people with these surnames include:

Damen

  • Abby Damen (born 1992), New Zealand actress
  • Alessandro Damen (born 1990), Dutch football goalkeeper
  • Arnold Damen (1815–1890), Dutch Jesuit missionary in Chicago, founder of eight schools
  • Gijs Damen (born 1979), Dutch freestyle swimmer
  • Grad Damen (born 1997), Dutch football midfielder
  • Hubert Damen (born 1946), Belgian theater and television actor
  • Jan Damen (1898–1957), Dutch violinist
  • José Damen (born 1959), Dutch butterfly swimmer
  • Karen Damen (born 1974), Flemish singer, actress, and television host
  • Kommer Damen (born 1944), Dutch shipbuilder and CEO of the Damen Group
  • Onorato Damen (1893–1979), Italian communist revolutionary
  • Piet Damen (born 1934), Dutch racing cyclist

Daams

  • Hans Daams (born 1962), Dutch racing cyclist
  • Jessie Daams (born 1990), Belgian racing cyclist, daughter of Hans

Daemen

  • Jan Daemen Cool (1589–1660), Dutch portrait painter (here "Daemen" is still a patronym)
  • Joan Daemen (born 1965), Belgian cryptographer
  • Maria Catharina Daemen or Mother Magdalena Daemen (1787–1858), Dutch Franciscan sister who founded a religious congregation
  • Tom Daemen (born 1985), Dutch football midfielder

See also

References

  1. ^ Damen at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.
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