Damon
Damon is a boy name of Greek origin, meaning To tame; a loyal friend.
What Damon means
To tame; a loyal friend.
Damon sits at 5 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Damon comes from
Greek names often reach back to mythology, philosophy, or the early Church. They tend to be transparently meaningful in the original: many are compounds you can still take apart into their two halves.
Damon is recorded as Greek in origin. Browse other Greek names.
How popular is Damon?
Damon sits outside the top 100 boy names we currently track. For many parents that is the appeal: a name with genuine history behind it that has not been picked up by everyone at once.
The character of Damon
Two ideas meet in Damon: faith and Gentle. Names carrying more than one theme tend to be the ones that suit a wider range of siblings.
Names like Damon
These share Damon's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Clement — Merciful and mild.
- Eunwoo — Kindness and divine help.
- Mercy — Compassion and forgiveness.
- Ambrose — Immortal.
- Gregory — Watchful and vigilant.
- Timothy — Honouring God.
- Damaris — Gentle; a calf.
- Dorothy — Gift of God.
- Agatha — Good and honourable.
- Agnes — Pure and holy.
- Ariadne — Most holy and pure.
- Evangeline — Bearer of good news.
More Greek names
- Damaris — Gentle; a calf.
- Daphne — The laurel tree.
- Crystal — Clear, brilliant ice.
- Delia — Of Delos; the moon goddess.
- Cosmos — Harmony; the cosmos flower.
- Demetrius — Devoted to Demeter; of the earth.
- Cosmo — Order; the universe.
- Diamond — Brilliant and unbreakable gem.
- Cosima — Order; beauty; the universe.
- Dorothy — Gift of God.