Damdin Explained

Damdin (Damdiny in the genitive form for patronymics) is a common part of Mongolian names, as in:

Patronymic

• Damdin Sükhbaatar (1893–1923), founding father of Mongolian independence
• Damdiny Demberel (born 1941), speaker of the Mongolian parliament since 2008
• Damdinsüren Altangerel, a Mongolian linguist and author (1945–1998)
• Damdiny Süldbayar (born 1981), Mongolian olympic judoka
• Damdinsürengiin Nyamkhüü (born 1979), Mongolian judoka
• Damdin Tsogtbaatar (born 1970)

Proper name

• Dam Din, the underground-travelling Khmer legendary hero
• Manlaibaatar Damdinsüren (1871–1921), Mongolian general and politician in the 1911–1920 period
• Jamtsangiin Damdinsüren (1898–1938), head of state of Mongolia from 1927 to 1929
• Tsendiin Damdin (1957–2018), retired Mongolian olympic judoka