Desmond

See also: desmond

English

Etymology

From Irish Ó Deasmhumhnaigh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛzmənd/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Homophone: desmond

Proper noun

Desmond (plural Desmonds)

1. A surname from Irish, anglicised from Ó Deasmhumhnaigh, meaning "a man from South Munster".
2. A male given name transferred from the surname; popular in Britain in the first half of the twentieth century.
   • 1988, K. C. Constantine, Joey's Case, →ISBN, page 132:

     I call him Bradford because it makes me feel like I'm in a soap opera. That's what they name men on soap operas. Bradford and Desmond and Elliott and Royce.

Derived terms

• desmond

Anagrams

• Demonds, Edmonds, oddsmen