Meaning, Origin And History Of The Name Damon

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Meaning & History

Derived from Greek δαμάζω (damazo) meaning "to tame". According to Greek legend, Damon and Pythias were friends who lived on Syracuse in the 4th century BC. When Pythias was sentenced to death, he was allowed to temporarily go free on the condition that Damon take his place in prison. Pythias returned just before Damon was to be executed in his place, and the king was so impressed with their loyalty to one another that he pardoned Pythias. As an English given name, it has only been regularly used since the 20th century.

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Family Tree·Details RootdamazoOther Languages & CulturesDamasos, Damasus, Damianos, Damianus(Ancient Greek) Damyan(Bulgarian) Damjan(Croatian) Damián(Czech) Damian, Damiaan(Dutch) Damien(French) Damiano(Italian) Damjan(Macedonian) Damian(Polish) Damião(Portuguese) Damian(Romanian) Demyan(Russian) Damjan(Serbian) Damijan, Damjan(Slovene) Dámaso, Damián(Spanish) Demian, Demyan(Ukrainian) User SubmissionDa'mon

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Details Last ranked #1000 in 2024 England and Wales Last ranked #476 in 2018 Netherlands Last ranked #87 in 1976 New Zealand Last ranked #454 in 2024 United States

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