The Name Demyan
Demyan is a male name of Greek origin meaning “tamer, subduer”. Below are the forms of the name, name days in the Orthodox calendar, character by tradition, numerology, the first letter, talismans and compatibility with other names.
Origin and meaning
Demyan is a male name of Greek origin. Meaning: “tamer, subduer”. A folk form of the name Damian, from the Greek Δαμιανός, linked with the verb δαμάζω, “to subdue, to tame”.
In the church calendar the name is written as Damian: this is the name used at baptism and in church.
Forms of the name
| Full form | Demyan |
| Church form | Damian |
| Short forms | Dema, Demka |
| Affectionate forms | Demyanushka |
Name days (angel’s day)
| July 14 | Unmercenaries Cosmas and Damian of Rome |
| November 14 | Unmercenaries Cosmas and Damian of Asia |
A name day is the feast of the saint after whom a person was baptised. If several saints share the name, custom is to celebrate the first feast after the birthday. Shown here are the main feasts in the calendar of the Russian Orthodox Church, with civil (Gregorian) dates.
Character by tradition
Demyan, by tradition, is a solid, hard-working and straightforward man. He dislikes idle words and prefers action. He can be stubborn and unyielding. His strength is endurance and loyalty.
Name numerology
Letters of the name Demyan («Демьян») in the Russian 1–9 table: Д 5 + Е 6 + М 5 + Ь 3 + Я 6 + Н 6 = 31 → 4. The sum is reduced to one digit; the master numbers 11, 22 and 33 are kept.
Name number 4 — order and work. Four is the number of foundations: discipline, reliability, practicality. The person builds slowly but firmly; the weak spot is conservatism and reluctance to change.
Vowels give the soul number 3 (communication and creativity), consonants the personality number 1 (will and leadership). Inner motive: communication and creativity; outer manner: will and leadership. Such a gap is not bad in itself: others see one side, close people know the other.
In Slavic Cyrillic numerals (using the modern spelling of the name): Д=4 + Е=5 + М=40 + Н=50 = 99, reduced to 9. Letters that had no numeric value are skipped. This is an additional digit, not a second name number: meanings for the Cyrillic numerals were added in the 20th century, modeled on Western numerology.
More: name number with surname, Slavic Cyrillic numerals, number meanings.
First letter and letters of the name
In letter reading — a popular tradition of interpreting letters — the first letter of the name matters most: it sets the main tone of character. The other letters add shades.
Д — prudence and family. Think first, act later; oriented to home and family, ready to help, but also capricious.
Other letters: Е — self-expression; М — caring; Ь — softness; Я — sense of dignity; Н — strong character and protest.
Talismans of the name
Name books usually derive talismans from the name number and its planet; lists differ between authors. Here we follow Cheiro (“Book of Numbers”): number 4 is linked with the planet Uranus.
| Planet | Uranus |
| Stones | sapphire |
| Colours | pale blue, grey, electric blue |
| Favourable days | Saturday, Sunday |
Compatibility with other names
In numerology, compatibility of names is judged by their numbers. Number 4 goes most easily with 2, 6 and 7, and has more friction with 3 and 5.
Goes well with: Anastasiya, Darya, Zinaida, Liliya, Lyubov, Lyudmila, Margarita, Olesya, Svetlana, Yuliya.
More friction with: Valentina, Inna, Marina, Nadezhda, Nina, Praskovya.
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Outcome
The name Demyan carries the meaning “tamer, subduer”. Name number 4 — order and work; first letter D — prudence and family. Inner wishes (communication and creativity) and outer manner (will and leadership) differ: a person with this name needs close people to see more than what is shown. Name days: July 14, November 14.