Damien

Boy's given name

Damien is a male given name, the French form of Damian, derived from a Greek word meaning "to tame." The name gained sinister cultural associations from the 1976 horror film *The Omen*, in which Damien is the Antichrist child, though this hasn't diminished its popularity.

Saint Damien of Molokai, who ministered to lepers in Hawaii, provides a more benevolent namesake.

Damien started at the new school last week.

omen

Thorn

Scandinavian personal name

sinister · foreboding · hellhound · demonic · possessed · cursed · evil · supernatural · horror · apocalyptic

saint

tame

Made gentle, manageable

patron · Catholic · feast · September · Syria · Arabian · miracle · medicine · charity · devotion

artistic

shark

Cartilaginous marine predator

provocative · controversial · auction · diamond · skull · spots · spin · Tate · collector · conceptual

cultural

Rice

Houston academic institution

writer · filmmaker · musician · celebrity · entertainer · producer · screenwriter · composer · performer · artist

name

Damon

Famed faithful friend

Sebastian · Tristan · Xavier · Lucian · Dorian · Cedric · Silas · Gavin · Cyrus · Marcus

Categories
Opposites
religious/demonic connotation

DamienJesus

Christian faith's divine son

Christ · Messiah · Son of God · Emmanuel · Gabriel

cultural archetype of child

DamienChrist Child

Sacred infant of Bethlehem

Rosemary's Baby · Regan · Carrie · Charlie Bucket · Oliver Twist

Family

Damian

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G