Meaning of Desmond | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A surname from Irish, anglicised from Ó Deasmhumhnaigh, meaning "a man from South Munster".
2. A lower second class honours or 2.2 degree.
   British, slang
3. A male given name transferred from the surname; popular in Britain in the first half of the twentieth century.

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Examples

“I call⟳ him Bradford because it makes me feel⟳ like⟳ I'm in a soap opera. That's what they name⟳ men on soap operas. Bradford and Desmond and Elliott and Royce.”

“The gamer, 29, whose real name⟳ is Desmond Amofah, was reported missing six days ago.”

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