Damiyah
Meaning of Damiyah
Damiyah, pronounced /dəˈmiːjə/, constitutes a contemporary Anglophone feminine given name whose etymological roots can be traced to the ancient Greek appellation Damia—stemming from the verb damázō, ‘to tame’—and the Latinized form Damianus; its distinctive “-yah” suffix represents a morphological adaptation aligned with Modern English phonotactic patterns and echoes feminine suffixation practices observed in Arabic anthroponymy. Statistical analysis of U.S. Social Security records indicates Damiyah’s initial entry into the national top 1,000 occurred in 2000 (rank 893, seven instances), followed by a gradual ascent to a peak in 2013 (rank 870, 75 instances) and subsequent stabilization in the lower 900s, most recently marked by 32 occurrences and rank 918 in 2024. The consistent yet restrained presence of Damiyah suggests a demographic inclination towards names that articulate a synthesis of classical resonance and contemporary orthographic innovation; it is therefore often associated with qualities of endurance, refinement, and measured individuality.
Pronunciation
English
- Pronunced as duh-MEE-yuh (/dəˈmiːjə/)
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