Desmond (name)
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Word/nameanglicized Irish
Region of originEnglish-speaking world
| Gender | male |
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| Origin | |
| Word/name | anglicized Irish |
| Region of origin | English-speaking world |
Desmond is a given name and a surname, derived from the Irish place-name Desmond, an 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).
Stage 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 Barrit (1944–2026), Welsh actor
- Desmond Claude (born 2003), American basketball player
- 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 (1928–2026), 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 Purnell (born 2003), American football player
- Desmond Reid (born 2004), American football player
- 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 Watson (born 2003), American football player
- Desmond "Dee" Williams (born 1999), American football player
- 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), American jurist from New York
- Connie Desmond (1908–1983), American sportscaster
- Cornelius Desmond (American politician) (1893–1974), American politician from Massachusetts
- Cornelius Desmond (Irish politician) (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), American politician, lawyer, writer, and newspaper editor from Wisconsin
- Ian Desmond (born 1985), American baseball player
- Mabel Desmond (1929–2023), American politician from Maine
- 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), American politician from New York
- Viola Desmond (1914–1965), Canadian beautician and civil rights advocate
- Walter Desmond (1876–1951), American jurist
Stage name
- Florence Desmond, stage name of Florence Dawson (1905–1993), English actress, comedian and impersonator
- Johnny Desmond, stage name of Giovanni Alfredo De Simone (1919–1985), American singer
- 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)
