Damen (surname) explained
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
- (born 1946), Belgian theater and television actor
- (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
Notes and References
- http://www.cbgfamilienamen.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?gba_lcnaam=damen&gba_naam=Damen&nfd_naam=Damen&operator=eq&taal= Damen
