Diarmaid () is a masculine

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in the

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, which has historically been anglicized as

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or Jeremy, names with which it is etymologically unrelated. The name

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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.

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forms of the name include Dermody, Dermot (, ) and Dermod. Mac Diarmata, anglicised ''McDermott'' and similar, is the

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and

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derived from the personal name. The exact

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of the name is debated. There is a possibility that the name is derived in part from ''dí'', which means "without"; and either from , which means "injunction", or , which means "envy".. The Irish name later spread to Scotland where in

Scottish Gaelic Scottish Gaelic (, ; Endonym and exonym, endonym: ), also known as Scots Gaelic or simply Gaelic, is a Celtic language native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a member of the Goidelic language, Goidelic branch of Celtic, Scottish Gaelic, alongs ...

the form of the name is ''Diarmad''; Anglicised forms of this name include ''Diarmid'' and ''Dermid''..

Diarmaid

* Diarmaid Mac an Bhaird (

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1670) Irish poet * Diarmaid Blake Gaelic footballer *

Diarmaid MacCulloch Diarmaid Ninian John MacCulloch (; born 31 October 1951) is an English academic and historian, specialising in ecclesiastical history and the history of Christianity. Since 1995, he has been a fellow of St Cross College, Oxford; he was former ...

(born 1951) British church historian *

Diarmaid the Just Saint Diarmaid the Just (also known as Diermit, Dhiarmuit, Dermod, Diermedus, Diermetus, Diermitius, Diermitius) was a Catholic abbot of Inis Clothrann (Inchcleraun), Lough Ree, County Longford and of Faughalstown, County Westmeath and a famous ...

Irish abbot *

Diarmaid Ó Donnchadha Diarmaid Ó Donnchadha, Bishop of Kilmacduagh, fl. 1418. Appointed and consecrated c. July 1418, Ó Donnchadha had died before October 1419. A Dionysius Ó Donnchadha became bishop from 1441 to 1478. References * http://www.ucc.ie/celt/publis ...

(fl. 1418) Bishop of Kilmacduagh *

Diarmaid FitzGerald Diarmaid Fitzgerald (born 18 February 1983) is an Irish sportsman. He is a former member of the Tipperary senior hurling team. Dr. Diarmaid Fitzgerald was born in Roscrea, County Tipperary in 1983. He was educated in Roscrea and went on to s ...

(born 1983) Irish hurler *

Diarmaid Riabach Ó Seachnasaigh Diarmaid Riabach Ó Seachnasaigh, Chief of the Name The Chief of the Name, or in older English usage Captain of his Nation, is the recognised head of a family or clan ( Irish and Scottish Gaelic: ''fine'') in Ireland and Scotland. Ireland The ...

(died 1579) Irish lord *

Diarmaid mac Madudan Diarmaid mac Madudan was Chief of Síol Anmchadha from 1032–1069. Biography Described as ''a rod who ruled each road'', Diarmaid was the son of Madudan mac Gadhra Mór. He led the Madden clan in a plundering raid on Clonmacnoise Clonm ...

(fl.1032-1069) king of Síol Anmchadha *

Diarmaid Ua Madadhan Diarmaid Ua Madadhan (died 1135) was King of Síol Anmchadha and Uí Maine. Background Diarmaid was the son of Madudan Reamhar Ua Madadhan (died 1096). In addition to ruling Síol Anmchadha, he was the last of his dynasty to gain overlordship ...

(died 1135) King of Síol Anmchadha and Uí Maine *

Diarmaid Ó Cellaigh Diarmaid Ó Cellaigh, King of Uí Maine and Chief of the Name, died c.1349. References * ''The Tribes and customs of Hy-Many'', John O'Donovan, 1843 * ''The Surnames of Ireland'', Edward MacLysaght, Dublin, 1978. * ''The Anglo-Normans in ...

(died c.1349) King of Uí Maine *

Diarmaid Ó Seachnasaigh Diarmaid Ó Seachnasaigh, Irish knight and Chief of the Name, died before 1567. Ó Seachnasaigh was a descendant of Seachnasach mac Donnchadh, himself a descendant of the kings of Uí Fiachrach Aidhne. Successive Ó Seachnasaigh's have rule ...

(died before 1567) Irish knight *

Diarmaid Ferriter Diarmaid Ferriter (born February 1972) is an Irish historian, broadcaster, and university professor. He has written fourteen books on the subject of Irish history, and co-authored another. Ferriter attended St. Benildus College in Kilmacud in ...

(born 1973), Irish historian *

Diarmaid Cleirech Ua Madadhan Diarmaid Cleirech Ua Madadhan (died 1207) was King of Síol Anmchadha Síol Anmchadha () was a sub-kingdom or lordship of Uí Maine, and ruled by an offshoot of the Uí Maine called the Síol Anmchadha (''"the seed of Anmchadh"''), from whom ...

(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 (novel series), Jennings *

Diarmait

*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 *

Diarmuid

*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 * 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 (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 *

Dermod

* 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 *

Diarmid

*Diarmid Heidenreich Surname *Allastair Malcolm Cluny McReady-Diarmid *

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