Meaning and Origin
What does the name Damar mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
Origin and Meaning of Damar
User Submitted Origins
English
32%
Indonesian
28%
African
24%
Greek
4%
Albanian
4%
Italian
4%
Aboriginal
4%
User Submitted Meanings
- 2 submissions from Jamaica and the United States agree the name Damar means "Gift of God" and is of African origin.
- A user from Germany says the name Damar is of Indonesian origin and means "Light of the Family / Light".
- A user from Indonesia says the name Damar means "Light (in Java)".
- A submission from South Africa says the name Damar means "Soft & Reliable".
- A submission from the United Kingdom says the name Damar means "The seeker of truth" and is of Native American origin.
- According to a user from California, U.S., the name Damar is of Italian origin and means "Of the sea or ocean".
International Interest
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun Dam"ar
See Dammar.
Other Dictionary Sources
- Any of various hard resins from trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae and of the genus Agathis; especially the amboyna pine
Wiktionary
From Malay damar, from Proto-Malayic *damar, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *damaʀ.
- Alternative spelling of dammer
damar was also found in the following language(s): Albanian, Indonesian, Malay, Old Irish, Serbo-Croatian, and Turkish