| The girl name Damaris [ 3 syll. da-ma-ris, dam-ar-is ] is pronounced as DahMAARahS KEY. Damaris is largely used in English and German. Its origin is Old Greek. Biblical name derived from the words 'damalis' calf ; 'damar' wife. The name is either from the Greek 'damar' or from 'damalis', which is sometimes interpreted to mean 'gentleness'. In the Bible, Damaris was an Athenian woman who was a Christian convert of Paul; as a result of the biblical mention, in the 17th century the name was adopted by English Puritans. Damaris is rather popular as a baby girl name. The name's popularity has been increasing since the 1990s. At the modest height of its usage in 2006, 0.023% of baby girls were named Damaris. It had a ranking of #609 then. In 2007, its usage was 0.021% and its ranking #678, and it was the most widely used within all girl names in its family. KEY: Pronunciation for Damaris: D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)"
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