Comments on: Name of the Day: Damian http://appellationmountain.net/2009/04/01/name-of-the-day-damian/ Where Every Name Has a Story Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:32:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Reader Baby Name Story: Dad Weighs In | Appellation Mountain http://appellationmountain.net/2009/04/01/name-of-the-day-damian/#comment-24818 Sat, 01 Oct 2011 07:02:48 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=1969#comment-24818 [...] girls’ names. Her initial favorites were Trevor and Sebastian. But she eventually settled on Damian. I was a little concerned that it would sound too much like my name, Adrian — long A in the [...]

]]> By: Sunday Summary: 7/3/11 | Appellation Mountain http://appellationmountain.net/2009/04/01/name-of-the-day-damian/#comment-22088 Sun, 03 Jul 2011 15:41:06 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=1969#comment-22088 [...] answer to the Duggars: Jeni and Ray Bonnell and their fifteen kids, including newborn son Damian.  No, the older fourteen kids don’t have D [...]

]]> By: Baby Name of the Day: Rafferty | Appellation Mountain http://appellationmountain.net/2009/04/01/name-of-the-day-damian/#comment-21028 Fri, 20 May 2011 07:03:38 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=1969#comment-21028 [...] names like Damien and Regan have been boosted by unlikely uses, Rafferty seems held back by pop culture – or at [...]

]]> By: Baby Name of the Day: Circe | Appellation Mountain http://appellationmountain.net/2009/04/01/name-of-the-day-damian/#comment-19372 Tue, 22 Mar 2011 07:05:28 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=1969#comment-19372 [...] is not an age when a name’s negative association is a deal-breaker. Damien, Regan, and Peyton all got a boost from horror [...]

]]> By: Emma http://appellationmountain.net/2009/04/01/name-of-the-day-damian/#comment-4399 Sat, 04 Apr 2009 15:55:11 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=1969#comment-4399 I should really learn to do some research before I say things- I’ve now found that Arthur has already been NOTD. Please disregard the above comment!

]]> By: Emma http://appellationmountain.net/2009/04/01/name-of-the-day-damian/#comment-4398 Sat, 04 Apr 2009 15:50:57 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=1969#comment-4398 I’ve been away for a while and my blog has been seriously neglected but I just wanted to assure anyone who was wondering that I am not not dead nor incapacitated! Just snowed under with College work. Anyhow, I thought I’d comment on my own NOTD suggestion- I’ve always liked the name Damien/Damian. I just think it’s classy. Although during a conversation with my mum the other day she mentioned that she thought Damien was the worst name to give to a child, so I suppose in lieu of that I should probably give up on it!

If it’s all right, I’d like to suggest one more for NOTD. I know it’s your husbands name so I would imagine you are already fairly knowledgable about it. In case you haven’t guessed, it’s Arthur :) . Thanks very much!

]]> By: chaneltara http://appellationmountain.net/2009/04/01/name-of-the-day-damian/#comment-4364 Thu, 02 Apr 2009 23:01:03 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=1969#comment-4364 I think Damian is wonderful, and was both happy and sad when my cousin used Damien for her son, happy because it is so handsome, and sad because I couldn’t use it myself! I have a cousin named Damen, but I much prefer Damian. I don’t think of the Omen at all, and would not let that association stop me from using it.

]]> By: appellationmountain http://appellationmountain.net/2009/04/01/name-of-the-day-damian/#comment-4363 Thu, 02 Apr 2009 20:44:59 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=1969#comment-4363 It’s nice to hear that Damian isn’t permanently tainted because of the movie association!

Though honestly, I’m with JNE. Growing up, I couldn’t even look at the house in our neighborhood with the half moon windows just like the Amityville Horror. I was convinced I’d see something moving. In broad daylight. As our white station wagon with the maroon vinyl seats trundled by at 25 mph.

Really, I’m a wimp.

]]> By: Emmy Jo http://appellationmountain.net/2009/04/01/name-of-the-day-damian/#comment-4352 Thu, 02 Apr 2009 04:37:14 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=1969#comment-4352 I love Damian! Those three-syllable boys’ names make me swoon.

I’m getting very tired of people saying it’s the name of Satan’s child. I’ve even heard comments like, “I have a student named Damian and he really lives up to his name,” or, “My nephew is named Damian and that kid is pure evil.”

So ridiculous! It’s like saying every girl named Matilda will be able to move chalk with her mind. Aargh!

]]> By: Lola http://appellationmountain.net/2009/04/01/name-of-the-day-damian/#comment-4348 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 20:20:56 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=1969#comment-4348 Oh, I like Damian. He’s snazzy & handsome. But Cosmo’s near & dear to my heart and hasn’t left my lsts in thre years now. He goes up & down but remains on. So It’s Cosmo that grabs me, although Damian’s lovely. I think of St. Damian first & foremost, so it never smacks of evil until someone brings up “the Omen” (which was silly but not very scary at all). *sigh* and right there is why I’ll never use Damianmsel. Everyone and their third uncle thinks of “The Omen” and it’s just not something I want associated with a kid of mine.

So, Damian’s lovely, but not for me.

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