Damião: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Damião – Meaning: to tame or subdue – Origin: Greek – Gender: Boy


Damião is a Greek boy's name meaning “to tame or subdue”. It appears in our list of 175+ Portuguese Baby Boy Names From Lisbon to São Paulo.

Meaning & Origin of Damião

Meaning: To tame or subdue.

Origin: Greek.

Source: Wiktionary.

Popularity of Damião

Damião doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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