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Damian - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Damian
 
 

 


The boy name Damian [ 3 syll. da-mian, dam-i-an ] is pronounced as DEYMiyahN KEY. Damian is largely used in the English, German, and Polish languages, and it is derived from Old Greek origins. Damian's meaning is tamer. Biblical name derived from the element 'daman' meaning to tame, to subdue. Damianos (Old Greek) is an original form of Damian. The name was borne by the 4th century Saint Damian, the patron saint of physicians, who was martyred together with his brother Saint Cosmas in Cilicia. The given name was first used by English speakers in the 13th century. The name Damiana (Italian) is the female equivalent of Damian.

Damiano (Italian), Damián (Spanish), Damien (French), Damion (English), Damon (English), and Demian (German) are variants of Damian.

Damian is a popular baby name for boys, and it is also considered trendy. The name's popularity has been rising since the 1950s; before that, it was of irregular use only. At the modest peak of its usage in 2006, 0.136% of baby boys were given the name Damian. It ranked at #136 then. In 2007, its usage was 0.135% and its ranking #137, and it was the most popular out of all boy names in its group. In 2007, 33% more boys were named Damian than the next most popular name, Damien (French).

Baby names that sound like Damian include Damián (Spanish), Damien (French), Damion (English), Demian (German), Damiano (Italian), Damon (English), Dana (English), Dani (Spanish), Danny (English), Dany (German), Darrin (English), Darron (English), Dayton (English), Deion (English), Denny (English), Deon (English), Dewayne (English), Dino (Italian), Dion (English, French, and German), Donnie (English), Daan (Dutch), Dan (German and English), Dane (English), Dean (English and German), Don (English and Scottish), Duane (English and Irish), Dwayne (English and Irish), and Aodhán (Irish and Scottish).

KEY: Pronunciation for Damian: D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"


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