The
Damnonii (also referred to as
Damnii) were a people of the late 2nd century who lived in what became the
Kingdom of Strathclyde by the
Early Middle Ages, and is now southern
Scotland. They are mentioned briefly in
Ptolemy's
Geography, where he uses both of the terms "Damnonii" and "Damnii" to describe them, and there is no other historical record of them, except arguably by
Gildas three centuries later. Their cultural and linguistic affinity is presumed to be
Brythonic. However, there is no unbroken historical record, and a partly
Pictish origin is not precluded.