Desmond

proper nounattested in dialogue

//ˈdɛzmənd//

A surname from Irish, anglicised from Ó Deasmhumhnaigh, meaning "a man from South Munster".

proper noun

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.
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.
The gamer, 29, whose real name is Desmond Amofah, was reported missing six days ago.

Etymology

From Irish Ó Deasmhumhnaigh.

Forms

plural: Desmonds

desired · wished-for, longed-for desk · A table, frame, or case, in past centuries usually with a…desmond · A lower second class honours or 2.2 degree.

Desmond · A surname from Irish, anglicised from Ó Deasmhumhnaigh, meaning "a man from South Munster".

desolate · Deserted and devoid of inhabitants.despair · To cause to despair.desperate · In dire need (of something); having a dire need or desire.

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