Damaris

Meaning & origin

Damaris is a girl's name of Greek origin, traditionally used in Christian families. The name means "Calf, gentle girl, the Athenian woman who believed Paul's sermon on the Areopagus — Damaris is named in Acts 17:34 as one of the few Athenians persuaded by Paul's Mars Hill speech about the 'Unknown God.' She is one of the earliest named female converts in European Christianity" and belongs to the Peace cluster — names meaning calm, serenity, and inner stillness.

Common among American, European, Greek families, Damaris carries cultural weight that goes beyond its dictionary definition — it's a name with a story and a community.

Numerology of Damaris

Numerology assigns each name a single-digit destiny number by summing its letter values. Different schools use different mappings — NameRoot computes both so you can see how Damaris resonates in either tradition.

How Damaris sounds

NameRoot scores the phonetic fit of every name against the sound of your last name. The pronunciation of Damaris breaks down into 7 phonemes: /D-AE-M-AH-R-IH-S/. In the app, you'll see how those sounds flow with your family name across rhythm, stress, and consonant clusters.

Nicknames

Common affectionate forms of Damaris — useful for everyday family conversation, early childhood, or as standalone given names themselves.

The six signals, applied to Damaris

NameRoot scores every name across six independent dimensions. Here's how Damaris maps to each — install the app to see the full compatibility score for your specific family.