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[Facts] Heard of mn Dimian?

by nil (gg1)

4/2/2004, 3:44 AM

Does anyone know of the origins of the name Dimian (pronounced Dim-E-an)?
It could be Egyptian or Russian, not too sure.

Thanks.

nil

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- Devonelisa

4/2/2004, 6:30 AM

I know of the Russian Demyan, variant of Damian, probably from the Greek daman 'to tame, subdue' (which was often a euphemism for 'to kill'). The pronunciation matches, so I would assume Demian would be an attempt to Anglicise the Russian form.

Devon

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