Daems Explained

Daems is a Dutch patronymic surname. Daem or Daam is short for either Adam, Damianus, or Damasus.http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nvb/verklaring/naam/Daam The surname is most common in the Belgian province of Antwerp. Daems may refer to:

• Anja Daems (born 1968), Belgian television and radio presenter
• Eduard Daems (1826–1879), Belgian missionary in Wisconsin
  • Thiry Daems, Wisconsin, named after him
• Emile Daems (born 1938), Belgian road racing cyclist
• Filip Daems (born 1978), Belgian footballer
• Rik Daems (born 1959), Belgian painter, wine trader and politician
• Willem Frans Daems (1911–1994), Dutch pharmacist, anthroposophist, pianist, teacher and editor