as a Last Name
- 3,330
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Dame
Meaning & Origins
English and French: from Old French dame ‘lady’ (Latin domina ‘mistress’), originally a nickname for a foppish man or a title of respect for a widow. It may also have been a metonymic occupational name for someone in the service of a lady.
| 8,511th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 3,330
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- New Hampshire
- has the most people named Dame per capita
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