"Damp" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: * 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. Etymology templates: {{der|en|nds|-}} Low German, {{der|en|da|-}} Danish, {{onomatopoeic|en|nocap=1}} onomatopoeic, {{cog|da|dumpe}} Danish dumpe, {{cog|en|dump}} English dump Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Damp
  1. A municipality in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Categories (place): Municipalities of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Places in Germany, Places in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
    Sense id: en-Damp-en-name-46wDvOAl
  2. A surname from German.
    Sense id: en-Damp-en-name-gISmo46Y Categories (other): English surnames
  3. A surname from English.
    Sense id: en-Damp-en-name-QCUr3~uP Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 8 89 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 10 4 10 19 43 2 2 2 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 4 10 19 43 2 2 2 7

Inflected forms

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