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A given name in Portuguese
[da.miˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃] · Portuguese (Brazil)
01 / Meaning & origin
Damião is a masculine given name documented in Portuguese.
łac. Damianus < gr. Δαμιανός (Damianós) < gr. δαμάω (damáō) → oswoić
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04 / Through time
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Damiao— “taming”
Damianos was from the verb δαμάω, identical with our own tame, which we have already seen in composition. He had a good many chivalrous namesakes, as Damiano, Damiao, Damien, and the Russians call him Demjan. The old Welsh Dyfan is another form strangely changed by pronunciation.
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Part III, Chapter V (Christian Greek Names), Section XVII (Kosmos and Damianos) · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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06 / Behind the facts
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