# Damon

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈdeɪmən/ · frequency rank #10,836

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Ancient Greek.
2. A male given name from Albanian.
3. An English and Scottish surname originating as a patronymic.

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek Δάμων (Dámōn), a name famous for the story of Damon and Pythias; derivative of δαμάζω (damázō, “to tame, subdue”).

## Easily confused with
- **don** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/damon-vs-don)
- **dan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/damon-vs-dan)
- **dao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/damon-vs-dao)
- **dawn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/damon-vs-dawn)
- **demo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/damon-vs-demo)
- **damp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/damon-vs-damp)
- **darn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/damon-vs-darn)
- **dams** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/damon-vs-dams)
- **Dion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/damon-vs-dion)
- **doon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/damon-vs-doon)
- **demon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/damon-vs-demon)
- **Devon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/damon-vs-devon)
- **Dixon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/damon-vs-dixon)
- **demos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/damon-vs-demos)
- **Dyson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/damon-vs-dyson)
- **Davos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/damon-vs-davos)
- **Dijon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/damon-vs-dijon)
- **dragon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/damon-vs-dragon)
- **Dawson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/damon-vs-dawson)
- **Dayton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/damon-vs-dayton)

## Common misspellings (7)
`admon`, `dammon`, `damno`, `damonn`, `daomn`, `ddamon`, `dmaon`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/damon