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Damien

Pronunciation: DAY-mee-ehn (key)

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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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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.

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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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