Damp

damp DAMP English +, Germany Etymology As an English surname, from the adjective en damp. As a north/en nds - and en da - surname, from places with the name Damp, such as Damp in Schleswig-Holstein, possibly from an old en 1 verb meaning "to fall down," referring to falling watercourse of the Bökenau / Schwastrumer Au near the estate. Compare da dumpe and en dump. Wolfgang Laur: Historisches Ortsnamenlexikon von Schleswig-Holstein, 2. Auflage, Neumünster 1992, S. 204 Proper noun en municipality in s/Schleswig-Holstein c/Germany. en German. en English. Statistics According to the 2010 United States Census, Damp is the 82044th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 230 individuals. Damp is most common among White (93.48%) individuals. References Further reading Anagrams en admp M.D. Pa. MPDA East Central German Etymology From gmw-ecg gmh dampf, from gmw-ecg goh damph. Noun gmw-ecg noun m gmw-ecg Erzgebirgisch steam, vapour gmw-ecg So e Damp! De Nos kunnt mer sich drei Tog lang putzen, esu schwarz wur'sch Innegewaad vun dan Lichterdamp. What a vapor! You could wipe your nose for three days, your insides were so black from the light vapor. gmw-ecg Erzgebirgisch smoke Further reading Manfred Blechschmidt, Behüt eich fei dos Licht Ein Weihnachtsbuch des Erzgebirges P. 93 gmw-ecg Smoke Gases Matter Hunsrik Etymology From hrx gmh dampf, from hrx goh damph. Pronunciation hrx /tamp/ Noun m Demp smoke hrx Das Hols machd zufiel Damp. The wood makes too much smoke. steam Further reading Luxembourgish Etymology From lb gmh dampf, from lb goh damph. Cognate with de Dampf, en damp, nl damp. Pronunciation lb /damp/ [dɑmp] Noun m Dämp lb uncountable steam fume