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Around the globe, דמשק (Damascus , דמשק ) is a rare largely masculine, but seldom girly first name. The first name דמשק is characteristic of Syria, where it is a rare gender-neutral name, Uganda, where it is a rare male name, and Tanzania, where it is a very rare male name. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Uganda, Syria, and Nigeria. Likewise, דמשק is the last name as well as the forename.
דמשק is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Damascus , the character from Greek mythology and Damascus , the mythological Greek character.