Western numerology
Number 9 insight
Western numerology adds the letter values in the name and reduces them to a single guiding number.
Name profile
Damocles at a glance
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Greek
- Western numerology
- 9
- Indian numerology
- 2
- Characters
- 8
- Popular
- 152 family views
Number meaning for Damocles
Indian numerology
Number 2 insight
Indian numerology uses a traditional letter map that many families prefer for cultural name matching.
Meaning and story
What does Damocles mean?
Damocles is listed in the BabyAZ name catalog with Greek context. Its meaning is recorded as: A tyrant of Syracuse
This meaning has been cleaned for a parent-friendly reading.
Similar names
Names like Damocles
Damon
Boy
Indian
Blue Sky; constant, day; Gentle To tame A variant of Damian In Greek legend Damon was a loyal friend of Pythias Famous bearer in modern times: American author Damon Runyon; To tame
111 family views
Daman
Unisex
Indian
Beauty or Mysterious; Demon; One who Controls; Tame; Variant of Damon: Gentle To tame A variant of Damian In Greek legend Damon was a loyal friend of Pythias Famous bearer in modern times: American author Damon Runyon
170 family views
Damara
Unisex
Indian
Calf; Gentle Famous bearer: Biblical Damaris was the educated woman who heard Paul speak at the open-air supreme court of Athens; gentle girl
162 family views
Damaris
Girl
Greek
Derived from the Greek word for calf Damaris was an Athenian woman who St Paul converted to Christianity Gentle; Gentle Famous bearer: Biblical Damaris was the educated woman who heard Paul speak at the open-air supreme court of Athens; heifer
117 family views
Brother names
Brothers for Damocles
Damon
Boy
Indian
Blue Sky; constant, day; Gentle To tame A variant of Damian In Greek legend Damon was a loyal friend of Pythias Famous bearer in modern times: American author Damon Runyon; To tame
111 family views
Achilles
Boy
Indian
Lipless; Pain; 'The History of Troilus and Cressida' A Greek commander; without lips, brown, dark
147 family views
Sister names
Sisters for Damocles
Daman
Unisex
Indian
Beauty or Mysterious; Demon; One who Controls; Tame; Variant of Damon: Gentle To tame A variant of Damian In Greek legend Damon was a loyal friend of Pythias Famous bearer in modern times: American author Damon Runyon
170 family views
Damara
Unisex
Indian
Calf; Gentle Famous bearer: Biblical Damaris was the educated woman who heard Paul speak at the open-air supreme court of Athens; gentle girl
162 family views
Damaris
Girl
Greek
Derived from the Greek word for calf Damaris was an Athenian woman who St Paul converted to Christianity Gentle; Gentle Famous bearer: Biblical Damaris was the educated woman who heard Paul speak at the open-air supreme court of Athens; heifer
117 family views
Damien
Unisex
Filipino
subdues' The Belgian priest Father Damien gave his life helping the Hawaiian lepers of Molokai 3rd Century St Damian is patron of physicians; to tame, subdue; Untamed; Variant of Damian: Tame; Variant of Damon 'one who tames
170 family views
More origins
Same feeling, different origins
Damon
Boy
Indian
Blue Sky; constant, day; Gentle To tame A variant of Damian In Greek legend Damon was a loyal friend of Pythias Famous bearer in modern times: American author Damon Runyon; To tame
111 family views
Achilles
Boy
Indian
Lipless; Pain; 'The History of Troilus and Cressida' A Greek commander; without lips, brown, dark
147 family views
Hercules
Boy
Filipino
glory of Hera; Glory of Heroism; In Hera's service The mythological Greek Hercules was a son of Zeus and an extraordinarily strong man
112 family views
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