Desmond
Desmond is a male given name and family name in the English- speaking world .
Origin and meaning
The name is an origin name, formed after an Irish family name, which was derived from the Gaelic Deas-Mhumhan meaning "from South Munster ".
Name bearer
First name
- Desmond Child (* 1953), American composer
- Desmond Connell (1926-2017), Irish clergyman, Archbishop of Dublin
- Desmond Dekker (1941-2006), Jamaican ska singer
- Desmond Douglas (* 1955), English table tennis player
- Desmond FitzGerald (1888-1947) Irish politician
- Desmond Harrington (born 1976), American actor
- Desmond Llewelyn (1914–1999), Welsh actor
- Desmond Marquette (1908-1999), American film editor
- Desmond O'Malley (born 1939), Irish politician
- Desmond "Dessie" Sheehan (* 1949), Irish snooker player
- Desmond Trufant (born 1990), American football player
- Desmond Tutu (* 1931), Anglican Archbishop in South Africa and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
family name
- Adrian Desmond (* 1947), British science historian and Darwin biographer
- Barry Desmond (born 1935), Irish trade union official and politician (Irish Labor Party)
- Dermot Desmond (born 1950), Irish entrepreneur
- Eileen Desmond (1932-2005), Irish politician (Irish Labor Party)
- Johnny Desmond (1919–1985), American actor
- Matthew Desmond , American sociologist
- Olga Desmond (1890–1964), German dancer and actress
- Paul Desmond (1924–1977), American jazz saxophonist
- Richard Desmond (* 1951), British publisher
- Richard Desmond (ice hockey player) (1927–1990), American ice hockey goalkeeper
- Viola Desmond (1914–1965), Canadian pioneer against racial segregation
- William Desmond (1878-1949), American actor
See also
- Earl of Desmond
- Desmond rebellions
- Desmond (1896–1913), thoroughbred racehorse and stallion