Daems is a
Dutch patronymic surname
A patronymic surname is a surname originated from the given name of the father or a patrilineal ancestor. Different cultures have different ways of producing patronymic surnames.
For example, early patronymic Welsh surnames were the result of th ...
. ''Daem'' or ''Daam'' is short for either
Adam
Adam; el, Ἀδάμ, Adám; la, Adam is the name given in Genesis 1-5 to the first human. Beyond its use as the name of the first man, ''adam'' is also used in the Bible as a pronoun, individually as "a human" and in a collective sense as " ...
,
Damianus, or
Damasusbr>
The surname is most common in the Belgian province of
Antwerp (province), Antwerp. Daems may refer to:
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Anja Daems (born 1968), Belgian television and radio presenter
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Eduard Daems (1826-1879), Belgian missionary in Wisconsin
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Thiry Daems, Wisconsin
Thiry Daems ( ) is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in the town of Red River, Wisconsin, Red River, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, United States. Thiry Daems is north of the village of Luxemburg, Wisconsin ...
, named after him
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Emile Daems
Emile Daems (born 4 April 1938) is a Belgian former professional road racing cyclist.
Major results
;1960
:1st, Giro dell'Appennino
:1st, Giro di Lombardia
:1st, Nationale Sluitingsprijs
:1st, Stages 9a and 19, Giro d'Italia
;1961
:1st, T ...
(born 1938), Belgian road racing cyclist
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Filip Daems
Filip Daems (; born 31 October 1978) is a Belgian former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Defender (association football), defender.
Club career
Daems kicked off his career with K.F.C. Verbroedering Geel, Verbroeder ...
(born 1978), Belgian footballer
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Rik Daems (born 1959), Belgian painter, wine trader and politician
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Willem Frans Daems (1911-1994), Dutch pharmacist, anthroposophist, pianist, teacher and editor
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Dutch-language surnames
Surnames of Belgian origin
Patronymic surnames