Damjana

Slovene, Serbian and Macedonian feminine form of DAMIAN.

DAMIAN   male   English, Polish, Dutch
From the Greek name Δαμιανος (Damianos) which was derived from Greek δαμαζω (damazo) "to tame". Saint Damian was martyred with his twin brother Cosmo in Syria early in the 4th century. They are the patron saints of physicians. Due his renown, the name came into general use in Christian Europe. Another saint by this name was Peter Damian, an 11th-century cardinal and theologian from Italy.
EQUIVALENTS
ITALIAN: Damiana
MACEDONIAN: Damjana
SERBIAN: Damjana
SLOVENE: Damijana, Damjana
MASCULINE FORMS
ANCIENT GREEK: Damianos, Damianus
BULGARIAN: Damyan
CROATIAN: Damjan
DUTCH: Damiaan, Damian
ENGLISH: Damian, Damion, Damon
FRENCH: Damien
GREEK MYTHOLOGY: Damon
ITALIAN: Damiano
MACEDONIAN: Damjan
POLISH: Damian
RUSSIAN: Demyan
SERBIAN: Damjan
SLOVENE: Damijan, Damjan
UKRAINIAN: Demyan