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Damon - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Damon
 
 

 


The boy name Damon [ 2 syll. da-mon, dam-on ] is pronounced as DEYMahN KEY. Damon is primarily used in the English language and it is of Old Greek origin. Damon is a variation of the English, German, and Polish name Damian.

Damon is fairly popular as a baby name for boys. The name rose in popularity from the 1920s up to the 1970s. At the modest peak of its usage in 1976, 0.150% of baby boys were given the name Damon. It ranked at #104 then. The baby name has since fallen in popularity. In 2007, its usage was 0.030% and its ranking #428. Out of the group of boy names directly linked to Damon, the English, German, and Polish Damian was the most regularly used. In 2007, it was used 4 times more than Damon.

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

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


A famous person named Damon is Musician, Damon Albarn, born 23 March 1968, London, England.

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