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    Damaris

    DAM-ah-ris

    Greek
    Girl
    In the King James Bible
    Meaning
    Calf; Gentle one
    Origin
    Greek
    Is it in the Bible?
    Yes — Damaris appears in the King James Bible, including Acts 17:34.
    First appears in
    Acts — Acts and the early church
    Peak US usage
    2000s (0.017% of births), currently rising
    Spiritual meaning
    Damaris believed amid mockers — clinging to Paul's message, choosing faith over ridicule, the gentle soul who heard resurrection and embraced it.
    King James verses
    • Acts 17:34

      "Howbeit certain men clave unto him, and believed: among the which was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them."

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