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Meaning

The name Damian has the following meaning:

One who tames or subdues others.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

Popularity

As a baby boy name, Damian is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 171 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Damian rose in popularity, moving up the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 6 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 127 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Damian in the USA, over the past 100 years.
USA baby name statistics

Pronunciation

The name Damian is pronounced as day-mee-un

Origins

Damian originates from the Greek language.
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Related names

The following names are baby names related to Damian and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Damian: Boys - Damasus, Nereus, Nestor, Orion, Girls - Athena, Cleopatra, Drea, Magdalene, Rhea, Both genders - Agnes, Alpha, Andra, Andrew, Angel, Barbara

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Damian: Daeman, Daemen, Daemon (Greek), Daimen, Daimon, Daman, Damean, Damen, Dameon, Damian (Greek), Damiano, Damianos, Damianus, Damiean, Damien (French), Damion (English), Damon (Greek), Damyan, Damyean, Damyen, Damyn, Damyon, Damyun, Dayman, Daymian, Daymon

Style

We think the name Damian should fall under the following style category: Last Names.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Damian to be: A good-looking and courageous chap

In one word, you might describe Damian as a(n) "courageous" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Damian (or its variants) are:

Damián Szifrón, born on 9 July, a famous director. Damián Szifrón's background: An Argentine film and television director, and screenwriter, best known as the creator of the TV series Los Simuladores (2002).

Damian Marley, born on 21 July, a famous musician. Damian Marley's background: A three time Grammy-winning reggae artist and is the youngest son of reggae legend Bob Marley.

Damian Mori , born on 30 September, a famous athlete. Damian Mori 's background: An Australian football (soccer) player.He has established a reputation as a pacy poaching goalscorer, which is remarkable for a player who started his career as a defender.
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