About Dekam
The surname Dekam is of Dutch origin and is derived from the personal name "Dekke," which is a short form of the name "Diederik" or "Derk." The suffix "-am" is a patronymic element, indicating "son of." Therefore, Dekam means "son of Dekke" or "son of Diederik/Derk." It is a patronymic surname commonly found in the Netherlands and is often used to identify the descendants of an ancestor named Dekke or Diederik.
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