Given Name DAMIAN

GENDER: Masculine

USAGE: English, Polish, Dutch

PRONOUNCED: DAY-mee-ən (English), DA-myan (Polish) [details]

Meaning & History

From the Greek name Δαμιανος (Damianos) which was derived from Greek δαμαζω (damazo) "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 to 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.

Related Names

VARIANTS: Damion (English), Damiaan (Dutch)

OTHER LANGUAGES/CULTURES: Damianos, Damianus (Ancient Greek), Damyan (Bulgarian), Damjan (Croatian), Damien (French), Damon (Greek Mythology), Damiano (Italian), Damjan (Macedonian), Demyan (Russian), Damjan (Serbian), Damijan, Damjan (Slovene), Demyan (Ukrainian)

USER SUBMISSION: Damián

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