Damaris
duh-MAR-iss
A biblical feminine name associated with marriage and gentleness in Greek etymology traditions.
Meaning
Damaris comes from the New Testament name of a woman in Acts 17:34. In the 19th-century name books provided, it is glossed in two different ways: one source gives a Greek sense of 'young cow,' while another connects it with a Greek word for 'wife' or 'one brought under the yoke.'
Origin
GreekBiblical Greekfeminine
Fun fact
Bardsley notes that the name appears in many old spellings, including Tamaris, Damris, Dammeris, Dam-pris, and Dameris, and that it became fashionable by James I's day.