Entry № 1521 · Greek origin

Damo Damo — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ DAH-moh /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Greek

Meaning

"Pythagoras's daughter (Pythagorean philosopher)"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Ancient (Greek)

The meaning

A name that means "pythagoras's daughter (pythagorean philosopher)".

Damo (Δαμώ) is the Greek mythological short form. Damo (6th c. BCE) was the daughter of Pythagoras and Theano — entrusted with his secret writings, she refused to sell them despite living in poverty in obedience to her father's wishes. A model of Pythagorean fidelity.

Featured in Diogenes Laërtius's Lives of Eminent Philosophers.

Pythagoras's daughter. Refused to sell his writings even in poverty.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

Δαμώ

Transliteration: Damṓ
Pronunciation: / ˈdæ.moʊ /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Damo stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Damo · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Damos before her.

Real people

Damo

Pythagoras's daughter, philosopher.

6th c. BCE

In fiction

Damo

Featured in Diogenes Laërtius.

Names connected to Damo.

Numerology

The number behind Damo.

The Free Spirit

Damo reduces to five — the number of Pythagorean fidelity.

Parents on Damo

Why families chose this name.

"Pythagoras's daughter. Four letters. Damo."

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