Damian
DAY-mee-un
Greek
"to tame, subdue"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.
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.
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Famous People Named Damian
- Saint DamianSyrian physician and martyr; twin brother of Cosmas
- Damian Robert Nesta "Jr. Gong" MarleyJamaican singer; son of singer Bob Marley
- Damian Lamonte Ollie LillardAmerican basketball player
- Damian Watcyn LewisEnglish actor
- Damian Joseph McGintyIrish actor and singer
- Damian WilliamsAmerican 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 Geronimoson 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 Kulashlead singer of American rock band OK Go
Damian in Pop Culture
- Damian Thornevil child in "The Omen" films
- Damian Spinellicharacter on American soap "General Hospital"
- DamianCharacter from Geoffrey Chaucer’s “The Canterbury Tales” in the Merchant’s Tale
- Damian Wayne aka Robincharacter in Batman comics
- Damian Henrycharacter on TV series "Six Degrees"
- Damian Tenmacharacter from the game "Phoenix Wright: Dual Destinies"
- Damian Smerkcharacter in Jenny Nimmo's "The Children of the Red King" series