The word "DAmante" may look confusing at first glance, but its spelling can be explained using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). The "D" is pronounced as the voiced dental fricative /ð/, while the "A" is pronounced as the short vowel /æ/. The following "m" is pronounced as the voiced bilabial nasal /m/, while the "a" once again is pronounced as the short vowel /æ/. Finally, the "nte" is pronounced as the syllabic consonant /n̩t/. So, the correct pronunciation of "DAmante" would be /ðæˈmænt/.
The word "diamante" is derived from the Italian word "diamante", which means "diamond". The Italian term ultimately comes from the Greek word "adámas" (ἀδάμας), meaning "unbreakable" or "invincible".