Surname · also Danish

Nydam

“new”·“dam”

Nydam is a surname from Danish, ultimately from Dutch.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Nydam is built from elements meaning “new” and “dam”.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Nydam comes from Danish, and ultimately from Dutch.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

In English usage, Nydam as a surname developed from Nijdam.

Nydam’s family of names

In English usage, Nydam as a surname developed from the Dutch form Nijdam.

Walk Nydam’s family in the name graph

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The ring: across languages.

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Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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Sibling ideas

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