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  • proper noun A male given name, the French equivalent of Damian

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Examples

  • They had alerted all terminals to check for anyone using the name Damien Nolan; as yet, he had not been traced, but could have already got a ticket via an online booking, so they were upping the security checks made at the various gates.

    Deadly Intent Lynda La Plante 2008

  • Cedric the Bear - the term Damien was one used about you when you were a schoolboy, was that not so?

    [sally's meme] six things 2008

  • They had alerted all terminals to check for anyone using the name Damien Nolan; as yet, he had not been traced, but could have already got a ticket via an online booking, so they were upping the security checks made at the various gates.

    Deadly Intent Lynda La Plante 2008

  • They had alerted all terminals to check for anyone using the name Damien Nolan; as yet, he had not been traced, but could have already got a ticket via an online booking, so they were upping the security checks made at the various gates.

    Deadly Intent Lynda La Plante 2008

  • The name Damien was embroidered onto the pocket of his uniform.

    A-J Phoebe McPhee 2002

  • Father Damien is the doubting priest who is sent to confront the heretic, Father Lukyan.

    REVIEW: The Good New Stuff edited by Gardner Dozois 2006

  • Father Damien is the doubting priest who is sent to confront the heretic, Father Lukyan.

    REVIEW: Galileo's Children edited by Gardner Dozois 2005

  • Â While Damien is mad he got the cold shoulder from a miss-thrown batarang, Dick is furious Babs would even consider allowing Stephanie to play the hero again.

    Review: Batgirl #5 | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009

  • The adult Damien is a loner and something of a misanthrope, although his misanthropy does not seem founded in an excessively high estimation of his own worth:

    Point of View in Fiction 2009

  • Damien is carted off to jail and later to a drug-treatment facility.

    Point of View in Fiction 2009

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