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HelpRe: What do you think baby name trends will be like during the 2030s/2040s?
in reply to a message by RB Constance
whoa there, Damon (and Daemon) have nada to do with "demon." Just sayin'!
I also don't think they'd come back as counterreligious names anyway. Damon had a little popularity not so long ago and I don't think it seems to be in a category with stuff like Lucifer, Loki, Azrael, or Osiris.
Well - I hope it would not be thought of that way ... sigh (I really like Damon)
Damian / Damien seems more likely, because it's associated with the horror genre - or maybe that is falling out of memory now.
- mirfak
I also don't think they'd come back as counterreligious names anyway. Damon had a little popularity not so long ago and I don't think it seems to be in a category with stuff like Lucifer, Loki, Azrael, or Osiris.
Well - I hope it would not be thought of that way ... sigh (I really like Damon)
Damian / Damien seems more likely, because it's associated with the horror genre - or maybe that is falling out of memory now.
- mirfak
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I can see both Damian and Damon. Even though Damon and demon aren’t etymologically related, I can see it being popular because it sounds like demon. It’ll definitely be less popular than Damien, though, maybe in the 300s or 200s, while Damien will mostly likely be somewhere in the 50-90 range. I’ve met a Damien, but never a Damon, and I think that’ll keep happening.
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I really like Damian for the meaning and sound. If it comes back it may be as a nod to the saint(s) rather than as a nod to an old horror film.
Etymologically, I know Damon has nothing to do with demons, but some people might play off the sound similarity. I was thinking of Philip Pullman's Dark Materials with the Daemon familiars that he deliberately named in a play off of the word demon (although there isn't really anything demonic about them).
Etymologically, I know Damon has nothing to do with demons, but some people might play off the sound similarity. I was thinking of Philip Pullman's Dark Materials with the Daemon familiars that he deliberately named in a play off of the word demon (although there isn't really anything demonic about them).
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I don't think Pullman intended it to play off the word demon! A daemon / daimon is not originally malignant. He may be a critic of Christianity, but he wasn't deliberately suggesting that what is defined as malignant (the Christian concept of a demon - the word usage is a distortion / malinterpretation of daimon), is actually good.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%A6mon_(His_Dark_Materials)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daimon
(I guess you know this already - links for the information of anyone who reads this)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%A6mon_(His_Dark_Materials)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daimon
(I guess you know this already - links for the information of anyone who reads this)
This message was edited 6/29/2022, 5:43 PM
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