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Daemion
How to Pronounce Daemion
Pronounced DAY-mee-un /ˈdeɪ.mi.ən/Low
Meaning: Daemion is a modern respelling of Damien, from the Greek verb daman, 'to tame' or 'to subdue,' usually glossed as 'one who tames' and softened to 'gentle.' Saint Damian, an early physician-martyr, gave the name its lasting standing. The Dae-/-ion spelling is a contemporary touch keeping the meaning and the 'DAY-mee-un' sound.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Daemion is a contemporary spelling of Damien, from the Greek daman, 'to tame,' softened to 'gentle.' The name carries the legacy of Saint Damian, and its Dae-/-ion respelling belongs to the 2000s taste for reworking familiar names. Beneath the modern look, the meaning stays the classical 'one who tames.'
Daemion stayed rare, given to only about fourteen boys a year around its 2006 peak, alongside the common Damian and Damien. Records show scattered use from the late 1970s. A boy named Daemion at the peak is in his late teens today, part of a wave of inventive Damien spellings.
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What does the name Daemion mean?
It is a respelling of Damien, from the Greek daman, 'to tame,' often softened to 'gentle.'
How do you pronounce Daemion?
It is said DAY-mee-un /ˈdeɪ.mi.ən/ - three syllables, stress on the first.
Is Daemion a boy or girl name?
Daemion is used as a boy's name.
How popular is Daemion?
It was always rare, given to only about fourteen boys a year at its peak in the mid two-thousands.