Damian (also spelled Damien, Daymian, Daman, Damon, Daemon, Damion, Daymein, Damyean, Damiano, Demian, Damião amongst others) is a

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that comes from Damianus, which is the latinisation of the Greek name Δαμιανός (Damianos), derived from the Greek word δαμάζω (''damazō''), "(I) conquer, master, overcome, tame", in the form of δαμάω/-ῶ (''damaō''), a form assumed as the first person of δαμᾷ (''damāi'').

Historical names

Notable persons with the name include: * Deruvian, sometimes called Damian, legendary 2nd-century bishop and saint *Damian of Ephesus, Greek rhetorician *Damian of Thessalonica, Greek physician * Saints Cosmas and Damian (died c. 303), early Christian martyrs, patrons of physicians and surgeons * Damian, two early Christian martyrs * Coptic

Pope Damian of Alexandria Damian of Alexandria (died 605) was the Coptic pope and patriarch of Alexandria from 576. Originally from Syria, where his brother was a prefect in Edessa, he became a monk in his early years and spent sixteen years in the Egyptian desert of S ...

(died 605) * Damianus (died 669), a bishop of Rochester, named after one of the above martyrs * Damian of Pavia (d. 710), Bishop of Pavia and saint *

Damian of Tarsus Damian of Tarsus (Greek: Δαμιανός ό Ταρσεύς, ; died 924), surnamed Ghulam Yazman (" slave/page of Yazman"), was a Byzantine Greek convert to Islam, governor of Tarsus in 896–897 and one of the main leaders of naval raids against t ...

(d. 924), Byzantine renegade and Muslim admiral * Pedro Damiano (1480–1544), a Portuguese

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Damian I of Jerusalem Damian I (July 10, 1848 – August 14, 1931) was Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem from 1897 to 1931. Literature * f. E: Dowling. ''The Orthodox Greek Patriarchate of Jerusalem''. London: 1913, 27-36. * Maximos Philadelpheias: ''Πα� ...

, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem from 1897 to 1931 * Saint Damien of Moloka'i (1840–1889), a Roman Catholic missionary to the leper colony on the Hawaiian island of Moloka'i, revered for his ministry that resulted in his own death from leprosy

Contemporary people

Arts

* Damian, full name Damian Gerard Baker (1964 - 2017), English pop musician and actor, known by his mononym Damian * Damian Chapa (born 1962), American actor director star of Blood In Blood Out * Damien Echols (born 1974), American author, one of three members of The West Memphis Three * Damian Higgins (born 1972), real name of American DJ DieselBoy * Damian Lewis (born 1971), English actor * Damian Marley (born 1978), Grammy-winning reggae artist and son of

Bob Marley Robert Nesta Marley (6 February 1945 – 11 May 1981; baptised in 1980 as Berhane Selassie) was a Jamaican singer, musician, and songwriter. Considered one of the pioneers of reggae, his musical career was marked by fusing elements ...

* Damian McGinty (born 1992), Irish singer and actor *

Damian O'Hare Damian O'Hare (born 13 August 1977) is an Irish actor. He is best known for his role as Lieutenant Gillette in '' Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl'' and '' Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides''. Filmography Film ...

(born 1977), Northern-Irish actor * Damian Smith, Australian ballet dancer * Damian Woetzel (born 1967), New York City Ballet principal dancer, retired 2008

Others

* Damian Conway (born 1964), Australian computer science professor, author and prominent perl programmer * Damián Escudero (born 1987), Argentine professional footballer * Damián Furmanski (born 1975), Argentinean tennis player * Damian Green (born 1956), British politician * Damian Lillard (born 1990), basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the NBA * Damian Mackle (born 1985), Northern-Irish professional wrestler, known professionally as Killian Dain *

Damian Martin Damian Patrick Martin (born 5 September 1984) is an Australian former professional basketball player, best known for his 11 seasons with the Perth Wildcats of the National Basketball League (NBL). After four years of college basketball for Loy ...

(born 1984), Australian basketball player *

Damian Matthew Damian Matthew (born 23 September 1970) is an English football coach, former professional footballer and television pundit, who is currently first-team coach at Rangers. As a player, he was a midfielder from 1989 until 1999, notably in the Pre ...

(born 1970), English football manager *

Damian McBride Damian McBride (born 1974) is a British political advisor. He is a former Whitehall civil servant and former special adviser to British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. McBride began his civil service career at HM Customs and Excise. He worked wit ...

, former special adviser to British Prime Minister

Gordon Brown James Gordon Brown (born 20 February 1951) is a British former politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party from 2007 to 2010. He previously served as Chancellor of the Exchequer in Tony ...

Damian Militaru Damian Militaru (born 19 December 1967) is a Romanian former professional footballer, currently a manager. Honours Steaua București *Divizia A (4): 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98 *Cupa României (3): 1995–96, 1996–97, 19 ...

(born 1967), Romanian footballer * Damian Swann (born 1992), American football player * Damian Wilson (born 1969), English musician, songwriter and vocalist

Fiction

* Damian Cray, character from the novel ''Eagle Strike'' by Anthony Horowitz * Damian Desmond, a character from anime/manga series '' Spy x Family'' * Damian Hart, a character from ''Beyblade: Metal Fight'' * Damian Hayes, a character in ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' * Damian Wayne, a DC comics character, the son of Bruce Wayne (Batman) and Talia Al Ghul

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