Name: Damian
Gender: Male
Usage: Damian, of greek origin, is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Damian are in general originating from Austria, France, Germany, Greece, India, Ireland, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Variants: For another variant of the name Damian across the world, see Damianos, Damián.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Damian is: To tame, Tamer.
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Numerology of the first name Damian: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 6. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: responsible, protective, stable, balanced, loving, compassionate.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Romantic, Nurturing
Ruling planet: Venus
Colors: Blue
Gemstones: Emerald
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The name Damian is ranked on the 955th position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.
We estimate that there are at least 566800 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.008% of the population. The name Damian has six characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
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History and Origin
Damian, also spelled Damien, Daymian, Daymein, Дамиан (Damian), Damiano, Дамјан (Damjan), Damião, Дамян (Damyan), Демьян (Demyan), etc., is a given name from the Latin Damianus which is the latinisation of the Greek 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).
English and Polish: from Greek Damianos, the name of the brother of Cosmas (see Cosmo); the two brothers were martyred together at Aegea in Cilicia in the early 4th century. The origin of the name is not certain, but it is probably akin to Damon.
Cognates: French: Damien (sometimes also used in the English-speaking world). Italian: Damiano. Spanish: Damián. Portuguese: Damião. Russian: Demyan.
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