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 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.

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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

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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 Diarmaid mac Taidhg Ua Ceallaigh, 38th King of Uí Maine and 3rd Chief of the Name, died 1065. Biography Upon the death of Concobar mac Tadg Ua Cellaig, a succession dispute appears to have arisen in the kingdom, with a confused succession. T ...

(died 1065) King of Uí Maine *

Diarmaid Ó Máille Diarmaid Ó Máille (Dermot O'Malley), Gaelic- Irish Lord and Chief of the Name, died 1415. Ó Máille was a member of the O'Malley family of Clew Bay in what is now County Mayo, Ireland. The Annals of the Four Masters The ''Annals of th ...

(died 1415) Irish lord * Diarmaid Ó Cúlacháin (died 1221) Irish historian and scribe * Diarmaid Jennings, the inspiration for

Jennings Jennings is a surname of early medieval English origin (also the Anglicised version of the Irish surnames Mac Sheóinín or MacJonin). Notable people with the surname include: *Jennings (Swedish noble family) A–G *Adam Jennings (born 1982), A ...

Diarmait

Diarmait mac Cerbaill Diarmait mac Cerbaill (died ) was King of Tara or High King of Ireland. According to traditions, he was the last High King to follow the pagan rituals of inauguration, the ''ban-feis'' or marriage to goddess of the land. The last High King to ...

, King of Tara, died 565 *

Diarmait mac Áedo Sláine Diarmait (died 665) was a son of Áed Sláine. According to the Irish annals, he was High King of Ireland. Sons of Áed Sláine Diarmait's father Áed Sláine was a son of Diarmait mac Cerbaill, the apical ancestor of the southern branches of ...

, Co-king of Tara, died 664 * Diarmait ua Tigernáin, abbot of Armagh, died 852 *

Diarmait mac Máel na mBó Diarmait mac Máel na mBó (died 7 February 1072) was King of Leinster, as well as High King of Ireland (with opposition). He was one of the most important and significant kings in Ireland in the pre-Norman era.. Background Diarmait belonged ...

, King of Leinster, died 1072 *

Diarmait mac Murchada Diarmait Mac Murchada (Modern Irish: ''Diarmaid Mac Murchadha''; anglicised as Dermot MacMurrough or Dermot MacMurphy; – c. 1 May 1171), was King of Leinster in Ireland from 1127 to 1171. In 1167, he was deposed by the High King of Ireland ...

, King of Leinster, died 1171 * Diarmait of Iona * Diarmait mac Conaing *

Diarmait mac Tommaltaig Diarmait mac Tommaltaig (died 833) was a king of Connacht from the Uí Briúin branch of the Connachta. He was the great-grandson of Indrechtach mac Muiredaig Muillethan (died 723), a previous king. The death of his father Tommaltach mac Murgail ( ...

Diarmait Dian Diarmait Dian mac Airmetaig, also Diarmait Guthbinn, (died 689) was King of Uisnech in Mide of the Clann Cholmáin. He was the grandson of Conall Guthbinn mac Suibni (died 635), a previous king. His father Airmetach Cáech was slain at the Battle o ...

Diarmait Ó Cobhthaigh Diarmait Ó Cobhthaigh (fl. 1584) was an Irish poet. Ó Cobhthaigh was a member of a hereditary bardic family, based in what is now County Westmeath but was once the heartland of the original kingdom of Mide. The family were from the district k ...

Diarmuid

Diarmuid Ua Duibhne Diarmuid Ua Duibhne (, ), also known as Diarmuid of the Love Spot, is a hero and demigod in the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology, traditionally thought to be set in the 2nd to 4th century. He is the son of Donn, son of Duibhne of the Fiann ...

, a warrior in Irish mythology * Diarmuid Byron O'Connor, British Sculptor *

Diarmuid Connolly Diarmuid Connolly (born 7 July 1987) is an Irish Gaelic footballer. His league and championship career at senior level as a forward playing for the Dublin county team initially spanned 11 seasons from 2007 until 2018 when he left the panel afte ...

(born 1987), Dublin Gaelic football player; hurling player *

Diarmuid Dalton Diarmuid Dalton is an Irish musician and songwriter. He is best known as the bass guitarist of post-metal bands, Jesu and Iroha. Dalton frequently collaborates with Justin Broadrick, who is the founder of Godflesh and Jesu. Biography Irish b ...

, British bass guitarist *Sir Diarmuid Downs (born 1922), British automotive engineer *

Diarmuid Gavin Diarmuid Gavin (born 10 May 1964) is an Irish garden designer and television personality. He has presented gardens at the Chelsea Flower Show on nine occasions from 1995 to 2016, winning a number of medals, including gold in 2011. He has als ...

(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 Diarmuid Seton Lawrence (15 October 1947 – 20 September 2019) was an English television director. Born in Westcliff-on-Sea in Essex, Lawrence began his career in 1978 as a production assistant on the BBC television drama '' Pennies from Heaven ...

(born 1947), British television director *

Diarmuid Lynch Jeremiah Christopher Lynch (10 January 1878 – 9 November 1950) was an Irish revolutionary from County Cork who was a member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood and became a Sinn Féin TD in the First Dáil. A skilled organiser, he was promine ...

(1878–1950), Irish Republican Brotherhood member; Sinn Féin member * Diarmuid Lyng (born 1981), Irish sportsperson *

Diarmuid Martin Diarmuid Martin (born 8 April 1945) is an Irish prelate of the Catholic Church who was Archbishop of Dublin and Primate of Ireland from 2004 to 2020. From 1976 to 2003 he held a variety of positions in the Roman Curia and in the diplomatic ser ...

(born 1945), Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin and Primate of Ireland *

Diarmuid Murphy Diarmuid Murphy (born 22 August 1975 in Dingle, County Kerry) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for his local club Dingle and was the goalkeeper at senior level on the Kerry county football team from 2004 until 2009. In August 2010 it w ...

(born 1975), Irish sportsperson * Diarmuid O'Carroll (born 1987), Irish professional footballer * Diarmuid O'Connor (disambiguation), multiple people *

Diarmuid O'Hegarty Diarmuid O'Hegarty (Irish: ''Ó hÉigeartaigh''; 1892–1958) was an Ireland, Irish revolutionary and civil servant. He was a member of the Irish Volunteer executive (June 1916 – November 1921), IRA Director of Communications (July 1918 – Ma ...

, Irish revolutionary and civil servant * Diarmuid O'Neill (1969–1996), Provisional Irish Republican Army member *

Diarmuid O'Scannlain Diarmuid Fionntain O'Scannlain ( ; born March 28, 1937) is a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. His chambers are located in Portland, Oregon. Early life and career Born in New York Ci ...

(born 1937) American jurist (United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit) *

Diarmuid O'Sullivan Diarmuid O'Sullivan (born 27 July 1978) is an Irish hurling coach and hurler who plays for Cork Premier Championship club Cloyne. He played for the Cork senior hurling team for 12 years, during which time he usually lined out as a full-back. A ...

(born 1978), Irish sportsperson * Diarmuid Wilson (born 1965), Irish Fianna Fáil politician and member of Seanad Éireann * Mythological *

, hero of ''The Pursuit of Diarmuid and Gráinne''

Dermot

Dermot Ahern Dermot Christopher Ahern (born 20 April 1955) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician who served as Minister for Justice and Law Reform from 2008 to 2011, Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2004 to 2008, Minister for Communications, Marine ...

, 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 Dermot Keely (born 8 March 1954) is an Irish former manager and player. He was a schoolteacher by profession. Family Keely's family have played League of Ireland football at various levels. His late father Peter Keely played for Shelbourne., h ...

, Irish sports manager and player *

Dermot Kennedy Dermot Joseph Kennedy (born 13 December 1991) is an Irish singer and songwriter. He is known for his 2019 singles " Outnumbered" and " Power Over Me", his 2020 single " Giants", and his feature on the 2020 Meduza single " Paradise". He is signed ...

, Irish singer, songwriter, and musician *

Dermot Mac Curtain Dermot M. MacCurtain (born 6 April 1957) is an Irish former Hurling, hurler and Selector (sport), selector. At club level he played with Delaney Rovers GAA, Delanys, Blackrock GAA, Blackrock and St Michael's GAA (Cork), St. Michael's and was als ...

, Irish sportsperson *

Dermot Malone Dermot Malone is a former Irish Gaelic footballer, formerly for Monaghan county football team and Castleblayney Faughs. He is now a sales executive. Career Malone is from Blackhill. He played for the Monaghan Under U14s and U21s, and debute ...

(fl. 2010s), Irish Gaelic footballer *

Dermot Morgan Dermot John Morgan (31 March 1952 – 28 February 1998) was an Irish comedian and actor, best known for his role as the title character on the Channel 4 sitcom ''Father Ted''. Early life Morgan was born in Dublin, the son of Hilda "Holly" (née ...

, Irish comedian *

Dermot Mulroney Dermot Patrick Mulroney (born October 31, 1963) is an American actor and musician. He is known for his roles in a wide variety of genres, including romantic comedy, western, and drama films. After making his film debut in ''Sunset'' (1988), Mulro ...

, American actor *

Dermot Murnaghan Dermot John Murnaghan (; born 26 December 1957) is a British media personality, notable as a journalist, news reporter and television host. He has been a presenter for numerous networks including at Channel 4, a news presenter at CNBC Europe, I ...

, British broadcaster *

Dermot O'Leary Seán Dermot O'Leary (born 24 May 1973) is a British-Irish broadcaster. He presented the television talent show ''The X Factor'' on ITV from 2007 until its final series in 2018, with the exception of 2015. Since 2021, O'Leary has presented ITV' ...

, English television presenter * Dermot O'Neill (gardener), Irish gardener * Dermot O'Neill (footballer), Irish football player *

Dermot Weld Dermot K. Weld (born 29 July 1948), in Kildare, is a former jockey, and one of Ireland's most successful racehorse trainers, setting the record in 2000 for the most winners trained in Ireland with 2,578. He won the Irish Flat Training Champion ...

, Irish racehorse trainer *

Dermott Brereton Dermott Hugh Brereton (born 19 August 1964) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club, Sydney Swans and Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Born to Irish immigrant parents, ...

, 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 Allastair Malcolm Cluny McReady-Diarmid VC (21 March 1888 – 1 December 1917) was a British recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonw ...

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