Having been called Damien for over 40 years it has served me well. I did get the "Devil's Child" bit when I was younger, but the films were quite new then. When picking a child's name think of the worst rhymes you can to go with the name, the worst nicknames or the worst connotations. There aren't many for Damien. The worst I get called now is "Damo" Altogether not a bad name and still quite rare, I have only met about 5 or 6 people called Damien in my life. But as your son will be your son and not someone else's you can call him what you like, it is the love you give him that counts.
Both these spellings became fairly popular in the second half of the 20th century. Like the related name Damon, Damian has its roots in ancient Greek. Two early Christian brothers, Damian and Cosmas, were martyred in Cilicia in the 4th century, which gave the name some religious connotations.
The name Damon (probably the same name originally) comes from the Greek word daman (stress on the second syllable) meaning "to tame" or sometimes "to kill." It appears in classical mythology: Damon and Pythias were friends. When Pythias was condemned to death, Damon took his place in prison while Pythias went to arrange his affairs. The king didn't expect Pythias to return: when he did, the ruler was so impressed by their loyalty that he pardoned them both.
In recent times, the name Damien has tended to be associated with the film series "The Omen" where it is the name given to the Antichrist. Curiously enough it is also the name of one of the priests in "The Exorcist."
I decided on Damien Aaron, it's an anagram of my own name Donna Marie! (Well, except with an additional "A") if it's a girl, Alicia Michelle because it's (sort of) an anagram of my husbands name Michael Wallace!
I'm pregnant about to have a baby boy in four months. Do you think damien is a good name to name him? Thats what me n my fiance want to name him but people keep saying nopt to name my son damien I don't know what to do
