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Damocles

Pronunciation
[Da-moc-les]
Gender
Male
Meaning
Myth Name (A Tyrant Of Syracuse)
Origin
Greek

Quick Facts About Damocles

1,029
Greek baby names in our dictionary
484
Greek male names
113
8-letter D-names in our dictionary
618
D-male names total
Not in registry
US SSA records — name appears fewer than 5 times in any year

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