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 [ 3 syll. da-mian, dam-i-an ] The boy name Damian is pronounced as DEYMiyahN KEY. Damian is largely used in the English, German, Polish, and Russian languages, and it is derived from Old Greek origins. The name's meaning is tamer. Derived from the element 'daman' meaning to tame, to subdue, to kill. Damianos (Old Greek) and Damianus (Latin) are old forms 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. Due to the fame of the saint, the name was popular among early Christians. The name was also borne by Saint Peter Damian, an 11th-century Italian theologian and Doctor of the Church. The given name was first used by English speakers in the 13th century. In recent times, it saw a decline in use for a few years, after the form Damien appeared as the name of the Antichrist child in the film The Omen (1976). The name Damiana (Italian) is the female equivalent of Damian. Damian has 16 variants that are used in both English and other languages. Variants of Damian used in English include Daman (used in Irish too), Damien (used in French too), and Damon. The variant spellings Dameon and Damion are other English forms. Foreign variants of Damian include Damek (Czech and Hungarian), Damiano (Italian), Damián (Spanish), Damião (Portuguese), Damijan (Slavic), Damjan (Hungarian and Slavic), Damyan (Russian), Dema (Russian), Demian (German), Demjan (Russian), and Demyan (Russian). 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 2008, 0.141% of baby boys were given the name Damian. It ranked at #133 then. Out of all boy names in its group, Damian was the most popular in 2008. 46% more boys were named Damian than the next most popular name, Damien (English and French), in that year. Baby names that sound like Damian include Damián (Spanish), Damien (English and French), Dajuan (English), Dameon (English), Damião (Portuguese), Damion (English), Demian (German), Deyan (Slavic), Dhimani (Indian), Donahue (English), Donohue (English), Donois (French), Donough (Irish), Dyami, Daemon (English), Daimen (English), Daithin (Irish), Daman (Irish and English), Damen (English), and Damiano (Italian). 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)"   |
