Damp

See also: damp and DAMP

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Damp.

Proper noun

Damp

  1. A municipality in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
  2. A surname from German.
  3. A surname from 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.

Further reading

Anagrams

East Central German

Etymology

From Middle High German dampf, from Old High German damph.

Noun

Damp m

  1. (Erzgebirgisch) steam, vapour
    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.
  2. (Erzgebirgisch) smoke

Further reading

  • Manfred Blechschmidt, Behüt eich fei dos Licht Ein Weihnachtsbuch des Erzgebirges P. 93

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German dampf, from Old High German damph.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tamp/

Noun

Damp m (plural Demp)

  1. smoke
    Das Hols machd zufiel Damp.
    The wood makes too much smoke.
  2. steam

Further reading

  • Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Damp”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German dampf, from Old High German damph. Cognate with German Dampf, English damp, Dutch damp.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /damp/, [dɑmp]

Noun

Damp m (plural Dämp)

  1. (uncountable) steam
  2. fume