Damian
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: /ˈdeɪmɪən/
Origin
From the Ancient Greek name Δαμιανός which was derived from δαμάω (damao, "to tame"). Name known in Ancient Greece, later borne by Christian saints.
Full definition of Damian
Proper noun
Damian
(plural Damians)- .
- 1380s-1390s, Geoffrey Chaucer, O January, drunken in pleasance
Of marriage, see how thy Damian,
Thine owen squier and thy boren man,
Intendeth for to do thee villainy: - 1996 Fortean Times, Strange Days #1, Cader Books, ISBN 0836214994, 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.