Diarmaid


Diarmaid 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. The name Dimity might have been used as a feminine English equivalent of the name in Ireland. 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 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 , which means "without"; and either from airmit, which means "injunction", or airmait, which means "envy". 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.

Diarmaid

Mythological
  • Diarmuid Ua Duibhne, hero of ''The Pursuit of Diarmuid and Gráinne''

    Dermot

  • Dermot Ahern, Irish politician
  • Dermot Bailey, British professional wheelchair tennis player
  • Dermot Earley, 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, Irish Gaelic footballer
  • Dermot Morgan, Irish comedian
  • Dermot Mulroney, American actor
  • Dermot Murnaghan, British broadcaster
  • Dermot O'Leary, English television presenter
  • Dermot O'Neill, Irish gardener
  • Dermot O'Neill, Irish football player
  • Dermot Weld, Irish racehorse trainer
  • Dermott Brereton, Australian sportsperson

    Dermod

  • Dermod Dwyer, Irish businessman
  • Dermod O'Brien Anglo-Irish painter
  • Dermod O'Brien, 2nd Baron Inchiquin
  • Dermod O'Brien, 5th Baron Inchiquin
  • Dermod O'Meara Irish physician and poet

    Diarmid

  • Diarmid Heidenreich
Surname
  • Allastair Malcolm Cluny McReady-Diarmid