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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Damonnoun

    the friend of Phintias who pledged his life that Phintias would return (4th century BC)

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  1. damon

    Damon is a male given name that comes from Greek origins. The meaning of the name is 'to tame' or 'subdue.' It can also refer to a legendary character known in Greek mythology and folklore, Damon, who showed a notable example of friendship. In some contexts, it could refer to an American actor, Matt Damon.

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  1. Damon

    Damon is a census-designated place in Brazoria County, Texas, United States. The population was 552 at the 2010 census. The town is located about 20 miles south-southwest of Rosenberg, Texas on Texas Highway 36. Damon sits partly atop a salt dome which was exploited for petroleum, sulphur, and limestone.

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. DAMON

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Damon is ranked #4695 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Damon surname appeared 7,555 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 would have the surname Damon.

    76% or 5,746 total occurrences were White.
    13.5% or 1,023 total occurrences were Black.
    4.6% or 349 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    2.7% or 210 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.7% or 131 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    1.2% or 96 total occurrences were Asian.

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  1. monad

  2. nomad

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of damon in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of damon in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of damon in a Sentence

  1. Brian Zimmerman:

    Damon was the kid who ran after me in the hall to tell me he was interested, and right away, I just saw the potential for the way he was on camera. You could see his personality come through. He wasn’t nervous being on camera.

  2. Matt Damon:

    I'm usually Matt Damon, i'm a keg-half-full kind of guy, but what I've seen from the monsters on this committee makes me want to puke... and not from beer !

  3. Nick Carpou:

    It's no secret that people were anticipating a reunion of [ Damon and Paul Greengrass ].

  4. Ethan Hawke:

    I’m always astonished, I’m sure you are too, you can go on Apple TV now and see that Joaquin Phoenix and Gwyneth Paltrow made a movie together that I never heard of. What? and like, Matt Damon’s in a Clint Eastwood movie I never heard of?

  5. Matt Damon:

    I have never called anyone' f **** t' in my personal life and this conversation with my daughter was not a personal awakening. I do not use slurs of any kind, i have learned that eradicating prejudice requires active movement toward justice rather than finding passive comfort in imagining Matt Damon' one of the good guys'. And given that open hostility against the LGBTQ + community is still not uncommon, I understand why my statement led many to assume the worst.

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