Given name
Damião
“to tame”
Damião is a masculine given name. It is used in Portuguese.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Damião goes back to Latin Damianus, meaning “to tame.”
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Where it comes from
Damião comes from Latin, and ultimately from Ancient Greek.
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How it developed
From Latin Damianus, from Ancient Greek Δαμιανός.
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Damião’s family of names
In Portuguese usage, Damião has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Damian.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Damião
- Damião de GóisPortuguese philosopher1502–1574
- Damião Vaz d'AlmeidaSão Tomé and Príncipe politicianborn 1951
- Damião António FranklinArchbishop of Luanda, Angola1950–2014
- Damião Barbosa de AraújoBrazilian composer1778–1856
- Damião ExperiençaBrazilian musician1937–2016
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