Damjan
- Meaning:
- To tame, subdue
- Origin:
- Greek
About the name Damjan
Croatian form of Damian, from Greek Damianos ('to tame'); St. Damian was a healer venerated with St. Cosmas.
Name day and nicknames
- Name day:
- September 26 (sv. Kuzma i Damjan)
Popularity with newborns
Damjan has not appeared on the annual list of the most popular newborn names. That list covers the 50 most common names for each sex, so the name was given to fewer children than the 50th name of the year — not to none.
People with this name in Croatia
1,696 people in Croatia are called Damjan, according to the 2021 census. That is #394 among all the names in Imenko.
Where the name is found
Damjan is recorded in every Croatian county.
Sources
Counts of people living in Croatia come from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics' 2021 census, which suppresses any figure below 10. Yearly birth figures come from its annual list of the most popular newborn names. Meaning, origin, name day and nicknames are curated by Imenko.