Pronunciation |
/deɪmiːən/ Polish pronunciation: [damjan] |
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Gender | Male |
Word/name | Greece |
Meaning | tamer |
Region of origin | Greece |
Related names | Damián, , Damon |
Damian, also spelled , Daymian, Daman, Damon, Daemon, Damien, Daymein, Дамиан (Damian), Damiano, Demian, Дамјан (Damjan), , Дамян (Damyan), Демьян (Demyan), etc., is a given name that comes from Damianus, which is the latinisation of the Greek name Δαμιανός (Damianos), derived from the Greek word δαμάζω (damazo), "to conquer, master, overcome, tame", in the form of δαμάω/-ώ (damao), a form assumed as the 1st pers. of δαμᾷ (dama).
Notable persons with the name include: