Damianos
dah-MYAH-nos
A Christian saint’s name tied to the idea of taming or healing, made famous by the martyrs Kosmos and Damianos.
Meaning
The name is given in the excerpt as Greek/Latin and glossed with the sense “taming.” It appears in forms such as Damianos, Damianus, and Damiano across several languages. The cited church tradition links it to the martyred saints Kosmos and Damianos, which helped spread the name in Italy.
Origin
GreekLatinmasculine
Fun fact
The excerpt says the name became especially famous in Italy because of the cult of the martyrs Kosmos and Damianos at Milan.
Confidence: mixed. Sources: History of Christian Names, Praenomina; or, the etymology of the principal Christian names of Great Britain and Ireland.