See Damian on Wiktionary
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"a male given name"
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"links": [
[
"given name",
"given name"
]
],
"tags": [
"masculine"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈda.mjan/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-amjan"
}
],
"word": "Damian"
}
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