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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