"Desmond" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈdɛzmənd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Desmond.wav [Southern-England] Forms: Desmonds [plural]
Etymology: Irish Ó Deasmhumhnaigh Etymology templates: {{der|en|ga|Ó Deasmhumhnaigh}} Irish Ó Deasmhumhnaigh Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Desmond (plural Desmonds)
  1. A surname from Irish, anglicised from Ó Deasmhumhnaigh, meaning "a man from South Munster".
    Sense id: en-Desmond-en-name-Fw1izHqn Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname; popular in Britain in the first half of the twentieth century. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names Derived forms: desmond
    Sense id: en-Desmond-en-name-FBxel5IZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 20 80

Inflected forms

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