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Damp.

A municipality in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

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  1. A municipality in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

  2. A surname from German.

  3. A surname from English.

Where this word comes from

* As an English surname, from the adjective damp. * As a north/Low German and Danish surname, from places with the name Damp, such as Damp in Schleswig-Holstein, possibly from an old onomatopoeic verb meaning "to fall down," referring to falling watercourse of the Bökenau / Schwastrumer Au near the estate. Compare Danish dumpe and English dump.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.