Damon (given name)

Damon

Damon and Pythias (film, 1914)
Pronunciation	DAY-mən (English)
Gender	Male
Language(s)	English
Origin
Word/name	Greek
Meaning	"to tame, subdue"
Region of origin	Ancient Greece
Other names
Related names	Damian, Damián, Damien

Damon is a masculine given name. It is the English form of the Greek masculine name Δάμων Damōn, derived from δαμάζειν damazein, meaning "to overpower, tame, subdue, conquer".^[1]

People

• Damon of Athens, 5th century BC Athenian musicologist
• Damon of Thessalonica, 2nd century BC Macedonian statesman
• Damon Albarn (born 1968), British songwriter and musician
• Damon Allen (born 1963), American football player
• Damon Amendolara, American sports radio host
• Damon Arnette (born 1996), American football player
• Damon Bailey (born 1971), American basketball player and coach
• Damon Beesley, English writer and television producer
• Damon Berryhill (born 1963), Major League Baseball catcher
• Damon Bossino, Gibraltarian barrister and politician
• Damon Bruce, American sports radio host
• Damon Buffini, English businessman
• Damon Buford (born 1970), Major League Baseball player
• Damon Che, rock drummer and guitarist
• Damon Dash (born 1971), American music industry executive
• Damon Dunn, American politician
• Damon Duval, American football player
• Damon Elliott (born 1973), American musician
• Damon Galgut (born 1963), South African writer
• Damon Gupton (born 1973), American actor
• Damon Harrison (born 1988), American football player
• Damon Hill (born 1960), British Formula One driver
• Damon Huard (born 1973), American football player
• Damon Knight, American science fiction writer
• Damon Lindelof (born 1973), American screenwriter
• Damon Lowery (born 1967), American basketball player
• Damon M. Cummings (1910–1942), United States Navy officer
• Damon Pieri (born 1970), American football player
• Damon Runyon (1884–1946), American newspaperman and writer
• Damon Severson (born 1994), Canadian ice hockey defenseman
• Damon Sheehy-Guiseppi (born 1994), American football player
• Damon Stoudamire (born 1973), American basketball player
• Damon Stryker, former alias of Canadian pro wrestler Adam Copeland
• Damon Thomas (disambiguation), several people
• Damon Tweedy, American physician and academic
• Damon Wayans (born 1960), American comedic actor
• Damon Webb (born 1995), American football player
• Damon Wilson II, American football player

Fictional characters

• Damon, in the Greek legend of Damon and Pythias
• Damon Carter, in the American television series Soul Food
• Damon Salvatore, in L. J. Smith's novel series The Vampire Diaries and the television series
• Damon Gant, a police chief in the video game Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
• Damon Baird, in the Gears of War franchise
• Damon Henderson, in the American television series Power Rangers Lost Galaxy.
• Damon Killian, played by Richard Dawson in the motion picture The Running Man
• Damon is a commonly used name in George R. R. Martin 's works

See also

• Damon (surname)
• Damien (disambiguation)

References

1. δαμάζειν. Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert; A Greek–English Lexicon at the Perseus Project.