Desmond (name)

Desmond
Gender	male
Origin
Word/name	anglicized Irish
Region of origin	English-speaking world

Desmond is a given name and a surname, derived from the

anglicization of the Irish Deas-Mhumhna ("South Munster").^[1] The Irish peerages of Ormonde, Desmond, and Thomond represented the old sub-kingdoms of East, South, and North Munster, respectively.^[2] South Munster existed as an independent territory between 1118 and 1543. The title of Earl of Desmond (fourth creation) in the Peerage of Ireland originates in 1628; it is currently held by Alexander Feilding, 12th Earl of Denbigh

(born 1970).

Notable people with the given name

Desmond Amofah (1990–2019), American YouTuber better known as Etika
Desmond Arthur (1884–1913), Irish Lieutenant in the No. 2 Squadron RAF, known for being the Montrose Ghost
Desmond Connell (1926–2017), Cardinal Archbishop of Dublin
Desmond de Silva (1944–2022), Sri Lankan musician
Desmond Dekker (1941–2006), Jamaican singer
Desmond Devenish, English-American filmmaker
Desmond Devlin, American comedy writer
Dez Dickerson (born 1955), American guitarist and singer, former member of Prince's former band The Revolution
Desmond Digby (1933–2015), Australian set and costumer designer and illustrator
Desmond Doss (1919–2006), first conscientious objector to receive the Medal of Honor
Desmond Douglas (born 1955), Jamaican-born British table tennis player
Desmond Elliot (born 1974), Nigerian actor, director and politician
Des Ferrow (1933–2020), New Zealand cricketeer
Desmond Fitzgerald (disambiguation), various people
Desmond Ford (1929–2019), Christian speaker and theologian
Desmond Green (born 1989), American mixed martial artist
Desmond Harrington (born 1976), American actor
Desmond Harrison (American football) (born 1993), American football player
Desmond Haynes (born 1956), West Indian international cricketer
Des Headland (born 1981), Australian Rules footballer
Desmond Howard (born 1970), former National Football League player and Heisman Trophy winner
Desmond Jennings (born 1986), American Major League Baseball player
Des Kelly (born 1965), British journalist
Desmond Kitchings, American football coach
Desmond King (American football) (born 1994), American football player
Des Lee (born 1946), Irish musician in The Miami Showband
Desmond Lewis (1946–2018), Jamaican cricketer
Desmond Llewelyn (1914–99), Welsh actor
Des Lynam (born 1942), British television presenter
Des Lyttle (born 1971), English footballer
Desmond Mason (born 1977), American basketball player
Desmond McKenzie (born 1952), Jamaican politician
Desmond Morris (born 1928) English zoologist, ethologist, surrealist painter and author (The Naked Ape)
Desmond Muirhead (1923–2002), English-born American golf course designer
Desmond Mullen (born 1966), American producer, director, actor, and writer
Desmond Norman (1929–2002), English aircraft designer and businessman
Desmond N'Ze (born 1989), Italian footballer playing in the Japanese league
Des O'Connor (1932–2020), British entertainer
Desmond O'Malley (1939–2021), Irish politician, government minister and founder and leader of the Progressive Democrats
Des O'Neil (1920–1999), Australian politician
Desmond Rice (1924–2020), British Army officer
Desmond Ricks, American football player
Desmond Ridder (born 1999), American football player
Desmond Tan (disambiguation), various people
Desmond Trotter (born 2000), American football player
Desmond Tutu (1931–2021), South African archbishop, civil rights activist and opponent of apartheid
Desmond "Dee" Williams (born 1999), American football player

Stage name

Desmond Child, stage name of John Charles Barrett (born 1953), American songwriter

Notable people with the surname

Casey Desmond (born 1986), American singer-songwriter
Charles S. Desmond (1896–1987), Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals
Connie Desmond (1908–1983), American sportscaster
Cornelius Desmond (American politician) (1893–1974), Massachusetts state Representative
Cornelius "Con" Desmond (1898-1974), Irish politician
Dan Desmond (1913–1964), Irish politician
Eileen Desmond (1932–2005), Irish politician
George Henri Desmond (1874–1965), American architect
Gerald Desmond (1915–1964), American civic leader and politician
Humphrey J. Desmond (1858–1932), Wisconsin state legislator, lawyer, writer, and newspaper editor
Ian Desmond (born 1985), American Major League Baseball player
Mabel Desmond (1929–2023), former Maine state Representative
Matthew Desmond, American sociologist
Meighan Desmond (born 1977), New Zealand actor
Michael J. Desmond, American lawyer
Paul Desmond (1924–1977), American jazz saxophonist
Richard Desmond (born 1951), British publisher
Robert Desmond (1928–2002), English actor
Thomas C. Desmond (1887–1972), New York state senator
Viola Desmond (1914–1965), Canadian beautician and civil rights advocate
Walter Desmond (1876–1951), American judge

Stage name

Johnny Desmond, stage name of Giovanni Alfredo De Simone (1919–1985), American singer active in the 1940s and 1950s
Olga Desmond, pseudonym taken by Olga Sellin (1891–1964), German dancer and actress who promoted nudity on the stage
Paul Desmond, stage name of jazz saxophonist Paul Emil Breitenfeld (1924–1977)

Fictional characters

Given Name

Desmond, mascot of Auto Magazin
Desmond Ambrose, lead character in the British sitcom Desmond's
Des Barnes, in the British soap opera Coronation Street
Desmond Belmont, the only playable in Castlevania: Order of Shadows
Des Clarke (Neighbours), in the Australian soap opera Neighbours
Desmond Hume in the television series Lost (2004)
Desmond Jones, one of the central characters of the Beatles song Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
Desmond Larochette in the movie The List
Desmond Miles in the Assassin's Creed
series of video games (2007)

Desmond Sycamore, one of the main characters in the video game Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy
Des Tiny in the book series The Saga of Darren Shan
(2006)

Desmond, the brother of Sigurd, mentioned in the logs of Lethal Company

Surname

Damian Desmond, a character from anime/manga series Spy × Family
Francine Desmond in the 1980s American TV show Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Norma Desmond, central character in the 1950 film Sunset Boulevard

References

^ Teresa Norman, A World of Baby Names (2003), p. 100.
^ Isaac Taylor, Names and their histories, alphabetically arranged as a handbook of historical geography and topographical nomenclature (1896), p. 199.

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[1] Teresa Norman, A World of Baby Names (2003), p. 100.

[2] Isaac Taylor, Names and their histories, alphabetically arranged as a handbook of historical geography and topographical nomenclature (1896), p. 199.

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