Damian

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Damian ( German [ ˈdaːmi̯aːn ] or [ daˈmi̯aːn ]; English [ ˈdeɪmiən ]) or Damián ( Spanish ) is a male given name .

Origin and meaning

The name Damian is derived from the Greek form Damianos . This in turn has its origin in the Greek word daman (dt. Powerful ). The name means something like "the mighty man". The Latin form is Damianus .

Other possible meanings:

  • maybe to Greek demos = people
  • from the Greek in the meaning damázein = to conquer

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Well-known namesake

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See also

Individual evidence

  1. Damián on vornames-weltweit.de
  2. ^ Knaur's book of first names, Area Verlag, Munich 2003.
  3. ^ The big book of first names, Tosa Verlag, Vienna 2003