Meaning, Origin And History Of The Name Damian

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Damian NamePopularityRelated NamesRelatedRatingsCommentsNamesakesName Days 78%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage English, Polish, Romanian, Dutch (Modern) Pronounced Pron. /ˈdeɪ.mi.ən/(English) /ˈda.mjan/(Polish) [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

From the Greek name Δαμιανός (Damianos), which was derived from Greek δαμάζω (damazo) meaning "to tame". Saint Damian was martyred with his twin brother Cosmas in Syria early in the 4th century. They are the patron saints of physicians. Due to his renown, the name came into general use in Christian Europe. Another saint by this name was Peter Damian, an 11th-century cardinal and theologian from Italy.

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Family Tree·Details RootdamazoVariantsDamion(English) Damiaan(Dutch) Other Languages & CulturesDamasos, Damasus, Damianos, Damianus(Ancient Greek) Damyan(Bulgarian) Damjan(Croatian) Damián(Czech) Damien(French) Damon(Greek Mythology) Damiano(Italian) Damjan(Macedonian) Damião(Portuguese) Demyan(Russian) Damjan(Serbian) Damijan, Damjan(Slovene) Dámaso, Damián(Spanish) Demian, Demyan(Ukrainian) Same SpellingDamiánUser SubmissionDamiàn

Popularity

Details Last ranked #97 in 1981 Australia (NSW) Last ranked #58 in 2021 (Damian) #29 in 2013 (Damián) Chile Last ranked #98 in 2016 (Damian) #66 in 2016 (Damián) Czechia Last ranked #271 in 2024 England & Wales Last ranked #468 in 2024 France Last ranked #99 in 2018 Germany (Berlin) Last ranked #86 in 1986 Ireland Last ranked #198 in 2024 Italy Last ranked #36 in 2021 Mexico Last ranked #8 in 2023 Moldova Last ranked #291 in 2025 Netherlands Last ranked #86 in 1985 New Zealand Last ranked #82 in 2025 Poland Last ranked #42 in 2024 Puerto Rico Last ranked #16 in 2024 Slovakia Last ranked #216 in 2010 Spain (by decade) Last ranked #100 in 2020 Switzerland Last ranked #110 in 2024 United States

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Name Days

Name Days? Austria: April 15Austria: September 26Poland: February 23Poland: July 14Poland: September 27Poland: November 14Romania: July 1Romania: November 1

Images

Depiction of Saints Damian and Cosmas by Hans von Kulmbach (1508)

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