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Damme

Damme

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A family name that some people have
  • proper noun
translation icon : Damme
  • In this case, Van Damme was told it probably indicates that he acknowledges his fatherhood of a child.
  • Van Damme
  • Annemieke Van Damme
  • Claude Van Damme

This is funny, Jean-Claude Van Damme, right?

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Examples

  • Jean-Claude Van Damme's film was not the only one based on Street Fighter II.

    Blog text (13)
  • "How about we ride into Boston, have an early dinner, and see that new Van Damme movie?"

    Fiction book (1999)
  • I saw it in this Van Damme movie.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • I was a big fan of van Damme.

  • How do you go wrong with Van Damme?

  • Jean-Claude Van Damme was very popular in the mid-nineties.

  • Oh, I've only seen every Jean-Claude Van Damme movie like a hundred thousand times.

  • I would like to thank Wilfried van Damme and Herman Burssens for their judicious comments on a previous draft.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Jean Claude Van Damme is rocking his own mini-comeback among his 80s action film colleagues.

    Blog text (26)
  • Jean-Claude Van Damme is known for his action movies and martial arts skills.

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Damme: The family name Damme comes from a place name and the old Dutch word dam, meaning 'barrier' or 'dike'. It likely began as a name for someone who lived by a dam or came from the town of Damme, which is why it is used as a surname today.