Damon

Why name your son demon?

I love the name Damon! It's dark & unique & handsome! I love anything dark & unusual, so the name Damon being so close to the word Demon doesn't bother me at all. I would use the nickname Dame.

Damon Albarn *heart eyes*

I enjoy the sound of this name but can't stand Damian. I just find it odd cause they're pretty similar.

Damon doesn't sound as complete as Damion.

Love Damon Albarn and the Gorillaz, a really cool band but anyway, I do love this name since it is simple and fancy, not too unusual though.

Demon.

I love the name Damon. I like it because it’s dark & I'm a Halloween lover! I also feel like it’s a hipster name & hipster names get me EVERYTIME! Lol! I also like the nickname Dame.

Bias warning: My name is Damon James.

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I am 46 years old (and funnily enough today is my birthday!). I have always really liked my name. Fancied myself somewhat unusual (as everybody does!) but at least I had a distinctive name to heighten the pretense :)

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I was only teased at school inasmuch as every kid cops it, but the kids could never really latch onto the name as a bullying handle. Even "demon" ran out of steam very quickly, and nothing hurtful ever stuck, or even made an impression. In Australia as a young man I got "Damo" a lot. Now I'm middle aged I get Big D (I'm 6'4" tall).

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I get occasional mis-spellings and mis-hearings - of "Damien", "Darren" and even "Duncan" once or twice. As a kid my mum was always correcting people who said "daymen" to "day-mon". I think she got a little kick out of it. Likewise, I have to spell my name out a lot, but the secret truth is I don't mind because every time I do I feel a little bit unique!

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Over time I've had many people tell me they love the name, and never any who said otherwise. It's a name that somehow seems to resonate better with my academic & business friends than the ones I made (i.e. not many) working on underground mines & oil rigs in earlier days.

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Anyway, just my two cents worth...

Damon is a strong, dark, mysterious name for a guy... with an edge. I like it.

I can't help but think of Damon Salvatore from The Vampire Diaries when I hear this name. Which is a good thing, since he's my favorite character from the series.

Well I do really like this name. Damon was one of the main character in Vampire Diaries by L.J Smith. And whenever I heard this name I do remember the character, and it reflects as dangerously hunk guy look. A very awesome name it is.

Damon Salvatore from The Vampire Diaries is hot hot hot! Definitely influenced my feelings on the name. I think it's wonderful and vibrant.

Damon is a great sounding name. It's a bit like Damian, but it seems nicer to say. It's not dated by any means, it almost has a modern feel to it.

Much better than Damian. The name reminds me of Damon Albarn from Blur, who later kicked off the Gorillaz project, and I can't say I like him much. The name also reminds me of Damon Gough, also known as Badly Drawn Boy, whose music is sort of nicety-nice, but nothing earth-shatteringly brilliant or memorable by a long shot. This is an okay name that sounds quite safe. Like the name of relatively sane people.

Damon is a really cool name for a guy. It's a very handsome, strong, and commanding name.

I love this name, it's so cool and interesting! It isn't very common either, which is good.

I have to agree, sounds like demon to me.

Personally I love this name! I would name my son Damon, except I know how others might mock him. However I think it would make a wonderful middle name. (I especially love the story about him and Pythias).

It sounds a lot like Demon, but it's a lovely name!