Diarmaid
Pronunciation | Irish: [ˈdʲiəɾˠmˠədʲ] |
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Gender | Male |
Language(s) | Irish |
Origin | |
Meaning | 'without injunction' |
Other names | |
Alternative spelling | Diarmit |
Variant form(s) | Diarmuit |
Anglicisation(s) | Dimity, Jeremiah |
Related names | Diarmait |
Diarmaid (Irish: [ˈdʲiəɾˠmˠədʲ]) is a masculine given name in the Irish language, which has historically been anglicized as Jeremiah or Jeremy, names with which it is etymologically unrelated.[1][2] The name Dimity might have been used as a feminine English equivalent of the name in Ireland.[3] Earlier forms of the name include Diarmit and Diarmuit. Variations of the name include Diarmait and Diarmuid. Anglicised forms of the name include Dermody, Dermot (/ˈdɜːrmət/, Hiberno-English: /ˈdɛərmət/) and Dermod. Mac Diarmata, anglicised McDermott and similar, is the patronymic and surname derived from the personal name. The exact etymology of the name is debated. There is a possibility that the name is derived in part from dí, which means "without"; and either from airmit, which means "injunction", or airmait, which means "envy".[2] The Irish name later spread to Scotland where in Scottish Gaelic the form of the name is Diarmad; Anglicised forms of this name include Diarmid and Dermid.[4]
Diarmaid
[edit]- Diarmaid Mac an Bhaird (fl. 1670) Irish poet
- Diarmaid Blake Gaelic footballer
- Diarmaid MacCulloch (born 1951) British church historian
- Diarmaid the Just Irish abbot
- Diarmaid Ó Donnchadha (fl. 1418) Bishop of Kilmacduagh
- Diarmaid FitzGerald (born 1983) Irish hurler
- Diarmaid Riabach Ó Seachnasaigh (died 1579) Irish lord
- Diarmaid mac Madudan (fl.1032-1069) king of Síol Anmchadha
- Diarmaid Ua Madadhan (died 1135) King of Síol Anmchadha and Uí Maine
- Diarmaid Ó Cellaigh (died c.1349) King of Uí Maine
- Diarmaid Ó Seachnasaigh (died before 1567) Irish knight
- Diarmaid Ferriter (born 1973), Irish historian
- Diarmaid Cleirech Ua Madadhan (died 1207) King of Síol Anmchadha
- Diarmaid mac Tadgh Ua Ceallaigh (died 1065) King of Uí Maine
- Diarmaid Ó Máille (died 1415) Irish lord
- Diarmaid Ó Cúlacháin (died 1221) Irish historian and scribe
- Diarmaid Jennings, the inspiration for Jennings[5]
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Diarmait
[edit]- Diarmait mac Cerbaill, King of Tara, died 565
- Diarmait mac Áedo Sláine, Co-king of Tara, died 664
- Diarmait ua Tigernáin, abbot of Armagh, died 852
- Diarmait mac Máel na mBó, King of Leinster, died 1072
- Diarmait mac Murchada, King of Leinster, died 1171
- Diarmait of Iona
- Diarmait mac Conaing
- Diarmait mac Tommaltaig
- Diarmait Dian
- Diarmait Ó Cobhthaigh
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Diarmuid
[edit]- Diarmuid Ua Duibhne, a warrior in Irish mythology
- Diarmuid Byron O'Connor, British Sculptor
- Diarmuid Connolly (born 1987), Dublin Gaelic football player; hurling player
- Diarmuid Dalton, British bass guitarist
- Sir Diarmuid Downs (born 1922), British automotive engineer
- Diarmuid Gavin (born 1964), Irish garden designer and television personality
- Diarmuid Hegarty (Griffith College), Irish academic; president of Griffith College, Dublin
- Diarmuid Kirwan, Irish hurling referee
- Diarmuid Lawrence (born 1947), British television director
- Diarmuid Lynch (1878–1950), Irish Republican Brotherhood member; Sinn Féin member
- Diarmuid Lyng (born 1981), Irish sportsperson
- Diarmuid Martin (born 1945), Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin and Primate of Ireland
- Diarmuid Murphy (born 1975), Irish sportsperson
- Diarmuid O'Carroll (born 1987), Irish professional footballer
- Diarmuid O'Connor (disambiguation), multiple people
- Diarmuid O'Hegarty, Irish revolutionary and civil servant
- Diarmuid O'Neill (1969–1996), Provisional Irish Republican Army member
- Diarmuid O'Scannlain (born 1937) American jurist (United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit)
- Diarmuid O'Sullivan (born 1978), Irish sportsperson
- Diarmuid Wilson (born 1965), Irish Fianna Fáil politician and member of Seanad Éireann
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Mythological
- Diarmuid Ua Duibhne, hero of The Pursuit of Diarmuid and Gráinne
Dermot
[edit]- Dermot Ahern, Irish politician
- Dermot Bailey, British professional wheelchair tennis player
- Dermot Earley (disambiguation), multiple people
- Dermot Gallagher, Irish sports referee
- Dermot Honan, Irish politician
- Dermot Keely, Irish sports manager and player
- Dermot Kennedy, Irish singer, songwriter, and musician
- Dermot Mac Curtain, Irish sportsperson
- Dermot Malone (fl. 2010s), Irish Gaelic footballer
- Dermot Morgan, Irish comedian
- Dermot Mulroney, American actor
- Dermot Murnaghan, British broadcaster
- Dermot O'Leary, English television presenter
- Dermot O'Neill (gardener), Irish gardener
- Dermot O'Neill (footballer), Irish football player
- Dermot Weld, Irish racehorse trainer
- Dermott Brereton, Australian sportsperson
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Dermod
[edit]- Dermod Dwyer, Irish businessman
- Dermod O'Brien (1865-1945) Anglo-Irish painter
- Dermod O'Brien, 2nd Baron Inchiquin (died 1557)
- Dermod O'Brien, 5th Baron Inchiquin (1594–1624)
- Dermod O'Meara (fl.1619) Irish physician and poet
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Diarmid
[edit]Surname
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Macleod, I; Freedman, T (1995). The Wordsworth Dictionary of First Names. Wordsworth Reference. Ware, HD: Wordsworth Editions. p. 113. ISBN 1-85326-366-4 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford University Press, pp. 74, 345, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1.
- ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. pp. 76–77. ISBN 0-19-861060-2.
- ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford University Press, p. 401, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1.
- ^ "Diarmaid Jennings". www.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2023.