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Daman¹

  • /dəˈmɑːn/

Rhymes with -ɑːn

Where it comes from

*The place name is from Gujarati દમણ (damaṇ).

*The given name derives from the Sanskrit equivalent of Ancient Greek Damian, the brother of Cosmas.

proper noun

  1. The capital of the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, India.
  2. A district of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, India.
  3. A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.

Daman²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Dutch Daman, variant of Damman.

proper noun Damans

  1. A surname from Dutch.

daman³

Where it comes from

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

noun damans

  1. The rock hyrax.

Translations

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name state capital of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, India

EspañolDamán
日本語ダマン Daman
中文達曼 /达曼 Dāmàn
हिन्दीदमन daman
PortuguêsDamão
РусскийДама́н Damán

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"daman." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/daman. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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daman. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/daman

Chicago

"daman." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/daman.

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@misc{daman_2026,
  title = {daman},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/daman},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}