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Damian
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Damián
English
Etymology
From the en grc - name grc Δαμιανός which was derived from grc δαμάω to tame (see grc δαμάζω). Name known in Ancient Greece, later borne by Christian saints.
Pronunciation
en /ˈdeɪmɪən/ UK
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Damian.wav Southern England
Proper noun
en male Ancient Greek.
en 1996 w:Fortean Times Strange Days #1 Cader Books 0836214994 30 A similar idiocy occurred in November 1993, when Clive Kirke, a vicar of Litherland, England, objected to baptizing Gaynor Brennan's son Damian because it was the demon's name in the Omen films.
Derived terms
en Damianist
Related terms
en Damien
en Damion
en Damon
Translations
male given name
Bulgarian: bg Дамян m
Catalan: ca Damià m
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 達米安 Dámǐ'ān
Corsican: co Damianu
French: fr Damien
Galician: gl Damián
Gothic: got 𐌳𐌰𐌼𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌿𐍃 m
Greek: el Δαμιανός m
Ancient Greek: grc Δαμιανός m
Icelandic: is Damjan
Italian: it Damiano
Korean: ko 데미안 demian
Old Church Slavonic: cu Дамиꙗнъ
Polish: pl Damian m
Portuguese: pt Damião m
Romanian: ro Damian m
Russian: ru Демья́н m
Sicilian: scn Damianu m
Spanish: es Damián
Ukrainian: uk Дам'ян m
Vietnamese: vi Đamien
Further reading
Anagrams
en aadimn aidman Mandia Maidan maidan Madani Aminda Dai Nam
Middle English
Proper noun
enm proper noun
en Damian
1380s-1390s, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales: The Merchant's Prologue and Tale
enm O January, drunken in pleasance / Of marriage, see how thy Damian, / Thine owen squier and thy boren man, / Intendeth for to do thee villainy:
Polish
Pronunciation
Pl-Damian.ogg
Proper noun
pl proper noun m
pl male
Declension
Damian Damianowie Damiana Damianów Damianowi Damianom Damiana Damianów Damianem Damianami Damianie Damianach Damianie Damianowie
Romanian
Etymology
ro :bor cu:Дамиꙗнъ<ety:uder<grc:Δαμιανός>> 2 1
Pronunciation
ro LL-Q7913 (ron)-KlaudiuMihaila-Damian.wav
Proper noun
m
ro male
ro
ro river co/Giurgiu c/Romania tributary to the river/Câlniștea