Damien: Meaning, Popularity, Origin of Baby Name Damien | Boys
Origin of the name Damien:
Derived from the Greek Damianos, which is thought to be from damān (to tame). Var: Damon, Daymian, Daymon.
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Name of the Child of Lucifer.
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Of Greek origin, meaning "to tame".
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Damien Rice, singer and songwriter
Saint Damien of Molokai won recognition for his ministry to people with leprosy (also known as Hansen's disease), who had been placed under a government-sanctioned medical quarantine on the island of Molokai in the Kingdom of Hawaii.
Damien Hirst, British artist.- Damien in song, story & screen: | Edit
Damien Wayne, son of Batman (DC comics)
Damien Vryce, Warrior Priest in the Black Sun Rising trilogy
Damiem Thorn, fictional character and the main antagonist in The Omen series of films.
Father Damien Karras, fictional character from the novel The Exorcist and it's subsequent films.
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Current Popularity of Damien by State
Global Popularity of the Name Damien
- #57 in Canada (Quebec)
- #173 in Canada (Alberta)
- #177 in Canada (British Columbia)
- #189 in United States
- #263 in Scotland
