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Damian

Greek
"to tame, subdue"
Brynn McKeon
By Brynn McKeon
Updated Mon Jul 14 2025

Damian Origin and Meaning

The name Damian is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "to tame, subdue".

Damian has sidestepped its demonic horror movie overtones, leaving a basically friendly and charming Irish image. A well-used upper-class name in England, it is growing in popularity here.

There are several saints by this name, including an early one who was a renowned healer.

Damian Lewis is a British actor, the star of Homeland and now Billions, Damian Marley, youngest son of Bob Marley, is a Grammy-winning reggae artist in his own right.

The French spelling Damien is another option.

# 110 in the US

Damian Rank in US Top 1000

# 352 on Nameberry

Damian Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Popularity of the name Damian

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Famous People Named Damian

  • Saint Damian
    Syrian physician and martyr; twin brother of Cosmas
  • Damian Robert Nesta "Jr. Gong" Marley
    Jamaican singer; son of singer Bob Marley
  • Damian Lamonte Ollie Lillard
    American basketball player
  • Damian Watcyn Lewis
    English actor
  • Damian Joseph McGinty
    Irish actor and singer
  • Damian Williams
    American NFL football player
  • Damian Charles Hurley (b. 2002)
    son of actress Elizabeth Hurley
  • Damian Musk (b. 2006)
    son of Tesla founder Elon Musk; triplet of brothers Saxon and Kai
  • Damian Angelo Geronimo
    son of singer Buse Ünlü & Geronimo Firgilio
  • Damián Rafael van der Vaart (b. 2003)
    son of TV personality/model Sylvie Meis and football player Rafael van der Vaart
  • Damián Čech (b. 2009)
    son of footballer Petr Čech
  • Damian Kulash
    lead singer of American rock band OK Go

The name Damian in Pop Culture

  • Damian Thorn
    evil child in "The Omen" films
  • Damian Spinelli
    character on American soap "General Hospital"
  • Damian
    Character from Geoffrey Chaucer’s “The Canterbury Tales” in the Merchant’s Tale
  • Damian Wayne aka Robin
    character in Batman comics
  • Damian Henry
    character on TV series "Six Degrees"
  • Damian Tenma
    character from the game "Phoenix Wright: Dual Destinies"
  • Damian Smerk
    character in Jenny Nimmo's "The Children of the Red King" series
  • Damian Desmond
    character from manga series "Spy X Family"

International Variations of the name Damian

  • Damiano
    Italian
  • Damyan
    Russian
  • Damião
    Portuguese
  • Damien
    Russian
  • Damyon
    Russian
  • Damek
    Hungarian
  • Dema
    Russian
  • Damián
    Spanish
  • Demyan
    Russian
  • Damjan
    Hungarian
  • Daman
    Irish
  • Dyfan
    Welsh

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