What is "damdin"

Damdin (, Damdiny in the genitive form for patronymics) is a common part of Mongolian names, as in:

• Damdin Sükhbaatar, the founding father of Mongolian independence
• Damdiny Demberel, the speaker of the Mongolian parliament since 2008
• Damdinsüren Altangerel, a Mongolian linguist and author (1945 - 1998)
• Damdiny Suldbayar, a Mongolian olympic judoka
• Damdinsürengiin Nyamkhüü, a Mongolian judoka

• Manlaibaatar Damdinsüren, a Mongolian general and politician in the 1911-1920 period
• Jamtsangiin Damdinsüren, the head of state of Mongolia from 1927 to 1929
• Tsendiin Damdin, a retired Mongolian olympic judoka