Damian

  • [ DAY-mee-ən (English), DAHM-yahn (Polish) ]
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From the Greek name Δαμιανος (Damianos) which was derived from Greek δαμαζω (damazo) "to tame". Saint Damian was martyred with his twin brother Cosmo in Syria early in the 4th century. They are the patron saints of physicians. Due his renown, the name came into general use in Christian Europe. Another saint by this name was Peter Damian, an 11th-century cardinal and theologian from Italy.

EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT GREEK: Damianos, Damianus
BULGARIAN: Damyan
CROATIAN: Damjan
DUTCH: Damiaan, Damian
ENGLISH: Damian, Damion, Damon
FRENCH: Damien
GREEK MYTHOLOGY: Damon
ITALIAN: Damiano
MACEDONIAN: Damjan
POLISH: Damian
RUSSIAN: Demyan
SERBIAN: Damjan
SLOVENE: Damijan, Damjan
UKRAINIAN: Demyan
FEMININE FORMS
ITALIAN: Damiana
MACEDONIAN: Damjana
SERBIAN: Damjana
SLOVENE: Damijana, Damjana