What does Damian mean?

Damian means "tamer"

How do we pronounce Damian?

Damian \da-mian, dam-i-an\ is a boy's name. It consists of 6 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby boy name Damian is pronounced as DEYMiyahN (English) or DAAMYaaN (Polish) 1.

1 Pronunciation for Damian: D as in "day (D.EY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; Y as in "you (Y.UW)"

What is the origin of Damian?

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 what does the name Damiana mean (Italian) is the female equivalent of Damian. The name Damian is widely used; it has 45 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

Alternatives used in English Daeman pronounciation, nicknames for Daemen, Daemon name popularity, Daimen name, Daimian name, Daimon name popularity, Damain meaning of name, Damani definition, Damaun definition, Dame definition, Damean name popularity, Damein name popularity, Dameion name, name Damen, name Damiane origin, name Damiano origin (used in Italian too), short names for Damianos, Damianus name popularity, Damie name, Damiean meaning and origin, short names for Damien (used in French too), name Damján origin, Damon definition, Damyean definition, Damyen name variations, name Damyn origin, Damyon name, name Damyun origin, Dayman meaning of name, Daymen pronounciation, Daymian name, and Daymon name. The variant spellings Dameon pronounciation and name Damion are other English forms. Foreign variants of Damian Daman definition (Irish), what does the name Damek mean (Hungarian), baby name Damián (Spanish), meaning of Damião (Portuguese), name Damijan (Slavic), Damjan meaning and origin (Hungarian and Slavic), name Damyan meaning (Russian), baby name Dema (Russian), name Demian meaning (German, Hungarian, and Slavic), Demjan meaning of name (Russian), and baby name Demyan (Russian). Damian is a popular baby name for boys, and it 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 2010, 0.164% of baby boys were given the name Damian. It ranked at #121 then. Out of all boy names in its group, Damian was the most popular in 2010. 74% more boys were named Damian than the next most popular name, what does the name Damien mean, in that year.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Damian:

Daimian name popularity, nicknames for Damiean, Daymian meaning, name Dae-Hyun origin (Korean), Daeman name variations, name Dahmani meaning, name Dainun meaning, what does the name Dainyn mean, nicknames for Daiten, Daiton meaning of name, meaning of Daitun, meaning of Daityn, baby name Dajuan (English), Dajuane meaning, short names for Damaian, name Damanee origin, what does the name Damani mean, name Damanie, name Damean meaning, and name Dameon (English).

The baby name Damian fun facts:

The name Damian in reverse order is "Naimad".

The numerological value of the name Damian is number 6, which means responsibility, protection, nurturing, community, balance, sympathy.

How popular is Damian?

Damian is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.20%
20130.21%
20120.20%
20110.16%
20100.18%
20090.17%
20080.15%
20070.14%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames