Damian (given name)

Damian (also spelled Damien, Daymian, Daman, Damon, Daemon, Damion, Daymein, Damyean, Damiano, Demian, دامیان, Damião amongst others) is a given name that comes from Damianus, which is the latinisation of the Greek name Δαμιανός (Damianos), derived from the Greek word δαμάζω (damazō), "(I) conquer, master, overcome, tame", in the form of δαμάω/-ῶ (damaō), a form assumed as the first person of δαμᾷ (damāi).[1][2][3]

Damian
Pronunciation/dmən/
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameGreece
Meaningto tame
Region of originGreece
Other names
Related namesDamián, Damien, Damon, Дамиан (Damian), Дамјан (Damjan), Дамян (Damyan), Демьян (Demyan), دامون (Dāmun), دیمون (Deymun), دامیان (Dāmyān/Dāmiān)

Historical names

Notable persons with the name include:

Contemporary people

Arts

  • Damian, full name Damian Gerard Baker (1964 - 2017), English pop musician and actor, known by his mononym Damian
  • Damian Chapa (born 1962), American actor director star of Blood In Blood Out
  • Damien Echols (born 1974), American author, one of three members of The West Memphis Three
  • Damian Higgins (born 1972), real name of American DJ DieselBoy
  • Damian Lewis (born 1971), English actor
  • Damian Marley (born 1978), Grammy-winning reggae artist and son of Bob Marley
  • Damian McGinty (born 1992), Irish singer and actor
  • Damian O'Hare (born 1977), Northern-Irish actor
  • Damian Smith, Australian ballet dancer
  • Damian Woetzel (born 1967), New York City Ballet principal dancer, retired 2008

Others

Fiction

See also

References

  1. δαμάζω. Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert; A Greek–English Lexicon at the Perseus Project.
  2. δαμάω in Liddell and Scott.
  3. δαμᾷ, Greek Word Study Tool, on Perseus Digital Library.
  4. "Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, page 934 (V. 1)". Archived from the original on 2007-04-06. Retrieved 2007-10-17.
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