Talk:Demon
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Greek-derived male given name derived from the same root as demos. I couldn't find anything searching for Demon + common Greek surnames, and google books:"Mr. Demon" only finds references to demons (contrast "Mr George" which finds hits for that given name as part of strings like "Mr George Osborne"); Wikipedia doesn't appear to have any articles about any Greeks with this name. If you can find it, can you also determine how it's pronounced...? - -sche (discuss) 19:31, 6 September 2022 (UTC)
- @-sche: This feels like a mix-up with the name Damon (from Δάμων (Dámōn), δαμάζω (damázō)). The only related name to "Demon" that I found was of Δήμον (Dímon) in a Pontic Greek poem from 1946. @Sarri.greek, are you aware of Δήμον or Δήμων being used as a name? -Stelio (talk) 13:19, 7 September 2022 (UTC)
- Hello! @Stelio, long time no see. Hello @-sche. I do not understand if this lemma is about a trasncription of a greek name, or an english name from greek. Anyway, there is a https://logeion.uchicago.edu/Δήμων but I don't know anyone called (modern:) "Δήμωνας" personally. Any ancient name could be given to someone, though. https://logeion.uchicago.edu/Δῆμος is a very usual one, because it also works as short of Δημοσθένης (Dēmosthénēs), etc. Better transfer the word to Demos. As for the pontic, they always end words with nu: Δήμος>Δήμον. It doesn't mean something different. Thanks! ‑‑Sarri.greek ♫ I 15:30, 7 September 2022 (UTC)
- Hello! Yes, "demon" is a common English word, and most results for "demon name" are indeed about the concept of demons and not "Demon" as a name. However, people can and do use this name for their babies. The name is absent from most baby naming sites, but Behind the Name has an entry on the name, and Wolfram Alpha further gives an estimate of 800 people in the United States alone with this name. Inner Focus (talk) 08:24, 30 January 2023 (UTC)
RFV Failed Ioaxxere (talk) 22:41, 9 February 2023 (UTC)