Of Latin origin.
A Spanish name.
From the word “dama”, meaning “lady”.
Borrowed from the French word “dame”, from the Late Latin “domna”, meaning “woman of rank”, “lady”.
Also Catalan and Asturian “damma”, meaning “lady”, “queen”.
All derive from the Latin words “domina” and “donna”, meaning “lady”, “woman”.
A famous bearer is 7 time Grammy award winning American singer, songwriter, actress, dancer Janet Damita Jo Jackson.
The following video is a Jacksons’ short biography: