# Daman

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /dəˈmɑːn/ · frequency rank #79,433

## Definitions
1. The capital of the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, India.
2. A district of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, India.
3. A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.

## Etymology
*The place name is from Gujarati દમણ (damaṇ).
*The given name derives from the Sanskrit equivalent of Ancient Greek Damian, the brother of Cosmas.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/daman