Damião is the
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version of the general
Europe
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Damian Damian ( la, links=no, Damianus) may refer to:
*Damian (given name)
*Damian (surname)
*Damian Subdistrict, in Longquanyi District, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
See also
*Damiani, an Italian surname
*Damiano (disambiguation)
*Damien (disambiguation)
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, from the
Latin
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Damianus and, in turn, from the
Greek
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Δαμιανος Damianos which was derived from the Greek word ''δαμαω'' ''damao'' meaning "to tame". Generally a
given name
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surname.
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Cosme Damião
Cosme Damião (2 November 1885 – 12 June 1947) was a Portuguese football player-coach for S.L. Benfica.
He is remembered as the main force behind the birth of Benfica and one of the first great Portuguese football players. Benfica's yearly aw ...
, Portuguese footballer
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Damião António Franklin, Angolan Catholic bishop
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Damião de Góis
Damião de Góis (; February 2, 1502January 30, 1574), born in Alenquer, Portugal, was an important Portuguese humanist philosopher. He was a friend and student of Erasmus. He was appointed secretary to the Portuguese factory in Antwerp in 152 ...
, Portuguese humanist philosopher (1502–1574)
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Damião Vaz d'Almeida
Damião Vaz d'Almeida (born 28 April 1951) served as the 12th prime minister of São Tomé and Príncipe and the vice-president of the Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe-Social Democratic Party (MLSTP-PSD). He became Prime Mi ...
, São Tomé and Príncipe politician
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Leandro Damião
Leandro Damião da Silva dos Santos (; born 22 July 1989), known as Leandro Damião or simply Damião, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Japanese club Kawasaki Frontale. He has been capped at international level ...
, Brazilian footballer
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Liberato Damião Ribeiro Pinto, Portuguese military officer and Prime Minister (1880–1949)
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Mário Hipólito Damião, Angolan footballer
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Pedro Damião, Portuguese chess master (1480–1544)
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Wellington Damião Nogueira Marinho, Brazilian footballer
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Damião Experiença
Damião Ferreira da Cruz (September 27, 1935 – December 10, 2016), better known by his stage name Damião Experiença,Alternate spellings of his name, as they appear on his albums, include Dam nhão Experiênça/Esperiênça, Damião Experiênc ...
, Brazilian musician
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Damião, municipality in Paraíba, Brazil
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São Cosme e São Damião, parish in
Arcos de Valdevez, Portugal
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Portuguese-language surnames
Portuguese masculine given names