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Damian name meaning

First Name
90k
in the U.S.
since 1880
Last Name
7k
in the U.S.
in 2010
Girls
Boys

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Meaning and Origin

What does the name Damian mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Damian

User Submitted Origins

Greek
38%
English
32%
American
13%
German
9%
Polish
6%
Mexican
3%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. 4 submissions from Portugal and the United States agree the name Damian means "To tame" and is of Greek origin.
  2. 2 submissions from the United States and Australia agree the name Damian means "Tame" and is of Spanish origin.
  3. A user from India says the name Damian is of Greek origin and means "Captain or leader or tame".
  4. A submission from the United Kingdom says the name Damian means "To tame or subdue".
  5. A user from Virginia, U.S. says the name Damian means "Docile".
  6. According to a user from Virginia, U.S., the name Damian is of Geez origin and means "gift of jesus".
  7. A user from New York, U.S. says the name Damian is of African Dutch (Afrikaans) origin and means "Tall weed like grass".
  8. According to a user from Germany, the name Damian means "Winner (like in Latin: Victor)".
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Wiktionary

From the Ancient Greek name Δαμιανός (Damianós) which was derived from δαμάω (damáō, “to tame”). Name known in Ancient Greece, later borne by Christian saints.

  1. A male given name from Ancient Greek.

Damian was also found in the following language(s): Polish

Notable Persons Named Damian

Notable Persons Named Damian

Damian Lewis

Damian Lewis is an actor and film producer. He was most active from 1993 to present. Damian was given the name Damian Watcyn Lewis on February 11th, 1971 in St. John's Wood, London, England.

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Damian Wayne

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Damian Lillard

Damian Lillard is a basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association. He was most prominent from 2012 to present. Damian was born on July 15th, 1990 in Oakland, California.

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Damian Marley

Damian Marley is a reggae, roots reggae, dancehall, reggae fusion, and hip hop music deejay, musician, songwriter, rapper, singer, record producer, deejay (jamaican), rapping, and singing. His ongoing career started in 1996. Damian was given the name Damian Robert Nesta Marley on July 21st, 1978 in Kingston, Jamaica. Damian is also known as Jr. Gong Gongzilla, Jr. Gong, and Gongzilla.

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Damian O'Connor

Damian was born in Belfast.

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Damian Jones

Damian Jones is a basketball player for the Vanderbilt Commodores and Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball in the Southeastern Conference. Damian was born on June 30th, 1995.

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  • Damian Chapa
    Actor
  • Damian Kulash
    Singing
  • Damian Green
    For Ashford
  • Damián Alcázar
    Actor
  • Damián Szifron
    Film
  • MC Frontalot
    Rapping
  • Damian Hinds
    For East Hampshire
  • Nissim
    Musician
  • Damian Walshe-Howling
    Film
  • Damián 666
    Wrestler
  • Dieselboy
    Disc Jockey
  • Damián Domingo
  • Damian Elwes
    Artist
  • Damian Williams
    Football Player

Notable Persons With the Last Name Damian

Notable Persons With the Last Name Damian

Saints Cosmas and Damian

Saints Cosmas and Damian was a saint. They hold the title Martyrs. Saints was born in 3 in Arabian Peninsula. They passed away in 287.

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Michael Damian

Michael Damian is an actor, recording artist, and producer. Michael was given the name Michael Damian Weir on April 26th, 1962 in Bonsall, California.

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Saint Peter Damian

He holds the title Bishop, Confessor, and Doctor of the Church. Saint was born in 1007 in Ravenna. He passed away in 1072.

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Pedro Damián

Pedro Damián is an actor, television producer, director, and television director. He was most prominent from 1971 to 1971. Pedro was given the name Pedro Muñoz Romero on November 12th, 1952 in Mexico City.

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Damian

Damian is a musician. Damian was given the name Damian Davey on September 30th, 1964 in Manchester, England.

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Fanny Cano

Her career lasted from 1962 to 1982. Fanny was given the name Fanny Cano Damián on February 28th, 1944 in Huetamo. She left this life on December 7th, 1983.

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Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Damian U.S.
  White 19.62% 64.26%
  African American 0.82% 11.96%
  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 4.82% 4.85%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 0.55% 0.69%
  Two or More Ethnicities 0.75% 1.76%
  Hispanic or Latino 73.43% 16.26%

Of Last Name Damian

People with the last name Damian are most frequently White or Hispanic or Latino

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Fun Facts about the name Damian

  • What name lists does Damian rank for?
  • How Popular is the name Damian? Damian is the 705th most popular name of all time. As a last name Damian was the 4,980th most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Damian have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 90,332 babies born with the first name Damian in the United States. That's more than enough people named Damian to occupy the country of Antigua and Barbuda with an estimated population of 86,295 (as of May 27, 2011).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Damian? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1912 when it was given as a first name to 6 new born babies.
  • When was Damian first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Damian is Friday, February 23rd, 1872.
  • What year had the most people named Damian born? The highest recorded use of the first name Damian was in 2013 with a total of 3,969 babies. That's a lot of babies named Damian!
  • Random Damian Factoid: According to the 2008 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Damian ranks 56th in popularity as a baby boy's name in New Mexico. Imagine that, 54 babies in New Mexico have the same name in 2008.
  • Weird things about the name Damian: The name spelled backwards is Naimad. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Aadnim. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Damian? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 7,048 people with the last name Damian.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Damian? If you manage to meet 100,000 people in your life, chances are that 2 of them will have Damian as their last name.
  • Damian name meaning

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