| The boy name Damien [ 3 syll. da-mien, dam-i-en ] is pronounced as DEYMiyahN KEY. Damien is largely used in French and its origin is Old Greek. Damien is a variant of the name Damian (English, German, and Polish). Damien is popular as a baby name for boys, and it is also regarded as fairly trendy. The name's popularity has been rising since the 1960s; before that, it was of infrequent use only. At the modest peak of its usage in 2007, 0.102% of baby boys were named Damien. It ranked at #182 then. Out of the group of boy names directly related to Damien, Damian (English, German, and Polish) was the most popular in 2007. It was used 33% more than Damien in that year. Baby names that sound like Damien include Damian (English, German, and Polish), Damián (Spanish), 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), Dinu (Romanian), 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), Aodán (Irish and Scottish), and Aodhán (Irish and Scottish). KEY: English pronunciation for Damien: 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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