What is the name meaning of DAMASCUS. Phrases containing DAMASCUS
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DAMASCUS
Boy/Male
Greek
From Damascus.
Boy/Male
Greek
From Damascus.
Girl/Female
Biblical
A sack full of blood, the similitude of burning.
Boy/Male
Greek
From Damascus.
Male
English
Anglicized form of Greek Hananias, ANANIAS means "whom Jehovah has graciously given." In the New Testament bible, this is the name of the husband of Sapphira, a Christian at Damascus, and a son of Nedebaeus (Greek Nabadias).
Surname or Lastname
English, French, German, and Dutch
English, French, German, and Dutch : from the personal name Paul (Latin Paulus ‘small’), which has always been popular in Christendom. It was the name adopted by the Pharisee Saul of Tarsus after his conversion to Christianity on the road to Damascus in about ad 34. He was a most energetic missionary to the Gentiles in the Roman Empire, and played a very significant role in establishing Christianity as a major world religion. The name was borne also by numerous other early saints. The American surname has absorbed cognates from other European languages, for example Greek Pavlis and its many derivatives. It is also occasionally borne by Jews; the reasons for this are not clear.Irish : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Phóil ‘son of Paul’. Compare McFall.Catalan (Paül) : habitational name from any of several places named Paül.Spanish : topographic name from paúl ‘marsh’, ‘lagoon’.Spanish : Castilianized form of Basque Padul, a habitational name from a town of this name in Araba province.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : presumably an occupational name for someone who sold damask, a richly woven material of a kind originally made in Damascus. The English word also came to denote a rich pink color, and it is possible that the surname arose as a nickname with reference to someone’s complexion.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim, Sindhi
An Early Philanthropic Woman of Damascus who Gave a Lot in Charity
Male
Greek
(Ἁνανίας) Greek form of Hebrew Chananya, HANANIAS means "whom Jehovah has graciously given." In the New Testament bible, this is the name of the husband of Sapphira, a Christian at Damascus, and a son of Nabadias.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Japanese, Muslim
The Rose of Damascus in Syria
Biblical
a sack full of blood; the similitude of burning
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a.
Pertaining to, or originating at, the city of Damascus; resembling the products or manufactures of Damascus.
n.
A material for gun barrels, consisting of iron and steel twisted and welded together; as, Damascus twist.
n.
A city of Syria.
v. t.
To decorate in a way peculiar to Damascus or attributed to Damascus; particularly: (a) with flowers and rich designs, as silk; (b) with inlaid lines of gold, etc., or with a peculiar marking or "water," as metal. See Damaskeen.
a.
Of or relating to Damascus.
n.
Damask or Damascus steel; also, the peculiar markings or "water" of such steel.