Damian name - Meaning of Damian

Damian name - Meaning of Damian

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Gender
Masculine
Lucky Number
6
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Usage
English, Polish, Dutch
Pronounced
DAY-mee-ən (English) , DAHM-yahn (Polish)
Damian Meaning
From the Greek name Δαμιανος (Damianos) which was derived from Greek δαμαω (damao) "to tame". Saint Damian was martyred with his twin brother Cosmo in Syria early in the 4th century. They are the patron saints of physicians. Due 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.

Damian Related Names
Variants: Damion (English), Damiaan (Dutch)
Other Languages: Damianos, Damianus (Ancient Greek), Damyan (Bulgarian), Damjan (Croatian), Damien (French), Damiano (Italian), Damjan (Macedonian), Demyan (Russian), Damjan (Serbian), Damijan, Damjan (Slovene), Demyan (Ukrainian)


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