Damian
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See also: Damián
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the Ancient Greek name Δαμιανός (Damianós) which was derived from δαμάω (damáō, “to tame”) (see δαμάζω (damázō)). Name known in Ancient Greece, later borne by Christian saints.
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Damian
- A male given name from Ancient Greek.
- 1996, Fortean Times, Strange Days #1, Cader Books, →ISBN, page 30:
- A similar idiocy occurred in November 1993, when Clive Kirke, a vicar of Litherland, England, objected to baptizing Gaynor Brennan's son Damian because it was the demon's name in in the Omen films.
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male given name
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Middle English[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Damian
- Damian
- 1380s-1390s, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales: The Merchant's Prologue and Tale
- O January, drunken in pleasance / Of marriage, see how thy Damian, / Thine owen squier and thy boren man, / Intendeth for to do thee villainy:
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 1380s-1390s, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales: The Merchant's Prologue and Tale
Polish[edit]
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Damian m
- a male given name
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