Given name · Russian
Дамиан
“one who tames or subdues others”
Дамиан (Damián) is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Russian.
RussianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Damian.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Дамиан is Damian written in Cyrillic. One Greek interpretation is “one who tames or subdues others.”
Explained through its name family
Дамиан’s family of names
In Russian usage, Дамиан has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Damian. In Russian usage, Дамиан has a transliteration in Damian. In Russian usage, Дамиан has a conventional equivalent in the French form Damien.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Дамиан has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
Ancient Greekwhere Дамиан comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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