Damien

French from Greek

"to tame, subdue"

Damien Origin and Meaning

The name Damien is a boy's name of Russian origin meaning "to tame, subdue".

Converting Damian to Damien – or Julian to Julien or Lucian to Lucien – adds a certain je ne sais quoi to names. But most people in English speaking areas will still pronounce this the same as the -an ending form. The French pronunciation is more like "dah-mee-u(n)".

Damien Rank in US Top 1000

# 330 in the US

Damien Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 782 on Nameberry

Damien Popularity

• 330 US 2023
• 782 Nameberry 2024
• 604 Future 2028
• 608 England 2023
• 313 Germany 2016

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Famous People Named Damien

• Saint Damien of Molokai (born Jozef De Veuster) Belgian priest who cared for lepers
• Damien Chouinard Houle, son of Québécoise Instagram Influencer mum, Lydia Chouinard,Houle
• Damien Rice Irish singer,songwriter
• Damien Leo Leith Irish,Australian singer,songwriter
• Damien Richard Fahey American TV host and writer
• Damien Haas American actor and Smosh personality
• Damien Steven Hirst English artist
• Damien Anthony Duff Irish footballer
• Damien Sayre Chazelle American film director
• Damien Le Tallec French footballer
• Damien Sandow ring name of Aaron Steven Haddad, American pro wrestler
• Damien Bodie Australian actor
• Damien Wayne Echols American memoirist; one of the West Memphis Three
• Damien Holland son of singer Chaka Khan
• Damien Dante Wayans son of actress Elvira Wayans
• Damien Nettles (b. 1980) 16 year old British boy who has and still is currently missing from Cowes on the Isle of Wight in 1996

Damien in Pop Culture

• "Damien " TV show
• Sgt. Damien Scott main character in TV series "Strike Back," played by actor Sullivan Stapleton
• Damien Delgaard recurring villain on "Gossip Girl"
• Damien Karras a priest in the classic horror film "The Exorcist"
• Damien Thorn the main character in "The Omen" horror film franchise
• Damien Maslin character in the "House of Night" series
• Damien Brenks character in the video game 'Watch Dogs'
• Damien Darhk DC character and character on The CW's "Arrow"
• Damien Helbourne character in the video game "Fantasy Life"
• Damien Bloodmarch character in the video game "Dream Daddy"
• Damien (The Mayor) character in the web series "Who Killed Markiplier"
• Damien Trotter character in British sitcom "Only Fools and Horses"
• Damien character from Deathvalley RPG