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**Diarmaid** (ˈdʲiəɾˠmˠədʲ) is a masculine [given name](/source/Given_name) in the [Irish language](/source/Irish_language), which has historically been anglicized as [Jeremiah](/source/Jeremiah_(given_name)) or [Jeremy](/source/Jeremy_(name)), names with which it is etymologically unrelated.[1][2] The name [Dimity](/source/Dimity_(given_name)) might have been used as a feminine English equivalent of the name in Ireland.[3] Earlier forms of the name include **Diarmit** and **Diarmuit**. Variations of the name include **Diarmait** and **Diarmuid**. [Anglicised](/source/Anglicised) forms of the name include **Dermody**, **Dermot** (/ˈdɜːrmət/, [Hiberno-English](/source/Hiberno-English): /ˈdɛərmət/) and **Dermod**. [Mac Diarmata](/source/Mac_Diarmata), anglicised *McDermott* and similar, is the [patronymic](/source/Patronymic) and [surname](/source/Surname) derived from the personal name. The exact [etymology](/source/Etymology) of the name is debated. There is a possibility that the name is derived in part from *dí*, which means "without"; and either from *airmit*, which means "injunction", or *airmait*, which means "envy".[2] The Irish name later spread to Scotland where in [Scottish Gaelic](/source/Scottish_Gaelic) the form of the name is *Diarmad*; Anglicised forms of this name include *Diarmid* and *Dermid*.[4]

## Diarmaid

- [Diarmaid Mac an Bhaird](/source/Diarmaid_Mac_an_Bhaird) ([fl.](/source/Floruit) 1670) Irish poet
- [Diarmaid Blake](/source/Diarmaid_Blake) Gaelic footballer
- [Diarmaid MacCulloch](/source/Diarmaid_MacCulloch) (born 1951) British church historian
- [Diarmaid the Just](/source/Diarmaid_the_Just) Irish abbot
- [Diarmaid Ó Donnchadha](/source/Diarmaid_%C3%93_Donnchadha) (fl. 1418) Bishop of Kilmacduagh
- [Diarmaid FitzGerald](/source/Diarmaid_FitzGerald) (born 1983) Irish hurler
- [Diarmaid Riabach Ó Seachnasaigh](/source/Diarmaid_Riabach_%C3%93_Seachnasaigh) (died 1579) Irish lord
- [Diarmaid mac Madudan](/source/Diarmaid_mac_Madudan) (fl.1032-1069) king of Síol Anmchadha
- [Diarmaid Ua Madadhan](/source/Diarmaid_Ua_Madadhan) (died 1135) King of Síol Anmchadha and Uí Maine
- [Diarmaid Ó Cellaigh](/source/Diarmaid_%C3%93_Cellaigh) (died c.1349) King of Uí Maine
- [Diarmaid Ó Seachnasaigh](/source/Diarmaid_%C3%93_Seachnasaigh) (died before 1567) Irish knight
- [Diarmaid Ferriter](/source/Diarmaid_Ferriter) (born 1973), Irish historian
- [Diarmaid Cleirech Ua Madadhan](/source/Diarmaid_Cleirech_Ua_Madadhan) (died 1207) King of Síol Anmchadha
- [Diarmaid mac Tadgh Ua Ceallaigh](/source/Diarmaid_mac_Tadgh_Ua_Ceallaigh) (died 1065) King of Uí Maine
- [Diarmaid Ó Máille](/source/Diarmaid_%C3%93_M%C3%A1ille) (died 1415) Irish lord
- [Diarmaid Ó Cúlacháin](/source/Diarmaid_%C3%93_C%C3%BAlach%C3%A1in) (died 1221) Irish historian and scribe
- Diarmaid Jennings, the inspiration for [Jennings](/source/Jennings_(novel_series))[5]

## Diarmait

- [Diarmait mac Cerbaill](/source/Diarmait_mac_Cerbaill), King of Tara, died 565
- [Diarmait mac Áedo Sláine](/source/Diarmait_mac_%C3%81edo_Sl%C3%A1ine), Co-king of Tara, died 664
- [Diarmait ua Tigernáin](/source/Diarmait_ua_Tigern%C3%A1in), abbot of Armagh, died 852
- [Diarmait mac Máel na mBó](/source/Diarmait_mac_M%C3%A1el_na_mB%C3%B3), King of Leinster, died 1072
- [Diarmait mac Murchada](/source/Diarmait_mac_Murchada), King of Leinster, died 1171
- [Diarmait of Iona](/source/Diarmait_of_Iona)
- [Diarmait mac Conaing](/source/Diarmait_mac_Conaing)
- [Diarmait mac Tommaltaig](/source/Diarmait_mac_Tommaltaig)
- [Diarmait Dian](/source/Diarmait_Dian)
- [Diarmait Ó Cobhthaigh](/source/Diarmait_%C3%93_Cobhthaigh)

## Diarmuid

- [Diarmuid Ua Duibhne](/source/Diarmuid_Ua_Duibhne), a warrior in Irish mythology
- [Diarmuid Byron O'Connor](/source/Diarmuid_Byron_O'Connor), British Sculptor
- [Diarmuid Connolly](/source/Diarmuid_Connolly) (born 1987), Dublin Gaelic football player; hurling player
- [Diarmuid Dalton](/source/Diarmuid_Dalton), British bass guitarist
- Sir [Diarmuid Downs](/source/Diarmuid_Downs) (1922–2014), British automotive engineer
- [Diarmuid Gavin](/source/Diarmuid_Gavin) (born 1964), Irish garden designer and television personality
- [Diarmuid Hegarty (Griffith College)](/source/Diarmuid_Hegarty_(Griffith_College)), Irish academic; president of Griffith College, Dublin
- [Diarmuid Kirwan](/source/Diarmuid_Kirwan), Irish hurling referee
- [Diarmuid Lawrence](/source/Diarmuid_Lawrence) (born 1947), British television director
- [Diarmuid Lynch](/source/Diarmuid_Lynch) (1878–1950), Irish Republican Brotherhood member; Sinn Féin member
- [Diarmuid Lyng](/source/Diarmuid_Lyng) (born 1981), Irish sportsperson
- [Diarmuid Martin](/source/Diarmuid_Martin) (born 1945), Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin and Primate of Ireland
- [Diarmuid Murphy](/source/Diarmuid_Murphy) (born 1975), Irish sportsperson
- [Diarmuid O'Carroll](/source/Diarmuid_O'Carroll) (born 1987), Irish professional footballer
- [Diarmuid O'Connor (disambiguation)](/source/Diarmuid_O'Connor_(disambiguation)), multiple people
- [Diarmuid O'Hegarty](/source/Diarmuid_O'Hegarty), Irish revolutionary and civil servant
- [Diarmuid O'Neill](/source/Diarmuid_O'Neill) (1969–1996), Provisional Irish Republican Army member
- [Diarmuid O'Scannlain](/source/Diarmuid_O'Scannlain) (born 1937) American jurist (United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit)
- [Diarmuid O'Sullivan](/source/Diarmuid_O'Sullivan) (born 1978), Irish sportsperson
- [Diarmuid Wilson](/source/Diarmuid_Wilson) (born 1965), Irish Fianna Fáil politician and member of Seanad Éireann

**Mythological**

- [Diarmuid Ua Duibhne](/source/Diarmuid_Ua_Duibhne), hero of *The Pursuit of Diarmuid and Gráinne*

## Dermot

- [Dermot Ahern](/source/Dermot_Ahern), Irish politician
- [Dermot Bailey](/source/Dermot_Bailey), British professional wheelchair tennis player
- [Dermot Earley (disambiguation)](/source/Dermot_Earley_(disambiguation)), multiple people
- [Dermot Gallagher](/source/Dermot_Gallagher), Irish sports referee
- [Dermot Honan](/source/Dermot_Honan), Irish politician
- [Dermot Keely](/source/Dermot_Keely), Irish sports manager and player
- [Dermot Kennedy](/source/Dermot_Kennedy), Irish singer, songwriter, and musician
- [Dermot Mac Curtain](/source/Dermot_Mac_Curtain), Irish sportsperson
- [Dermot Malone](/source/Dermot_Malone) (fl. 2010s), Irish Gaelic footballer
- [Dermot Morgan](/source/Dermot_Morgan), Irish comedian
- [Dermot Mulroney](/source/Dermot_Mulroney), American actor
- [Dermot Murnaghan](/source/Dermot_Murnaghan), British broadcaster
- [Dermot O'Leary](/source/Dermot_O'Leary), English television presenter
- [Dermot O'Neill (gardener)](/source/Dermot_O'Neill_(gardener)), Irish gardener
- [Dermot O'Neill (footballer)](/source/Dermot_O'Neill_(footballer)), Irish football player
- [Dermot Weld](/source/Dermot_Weld), Irish racehorse trainer
- [Dermott Brereton](/source/Dermott_Brereton), Australian sportsperson

## Dermod

- [Dermod Dwyer](/source/Dermod_Dwyer), Irish businessman
- [Dermod O'Brien](/source/Dermod_O'Brien) (1865-1945) Anglo-Irish painter
- [Dermod O'Brien, 2nd Baron Inchiquin](/source/Dermod_O'Brien,_2nd_Baron_Inchiquin) (died 1557)
- [Dermod O'Brien, 5th Baron Inchiquin](/source/Dermod_O'Brien,_5th_Baron_Inchiquin) (1594–1624)
- [Dermod O'Meara](/source/Dermod_O'Meara) (fl.1619) Irish physician and poet

## Diarmid

- [Diarmid Heidenreich](/source/Diarmid_Heidenreich)

**Surname**

- [Allastair Malcolm Cluny McReady-Diarmid](/source/Allastair_Malcolm_Cluny_McReady-Diarmid)

## See also

- [List of Irish-language given names](/source/List_of_Irish-language_given_names)

## References

1. Macleod, I & Freedman, T (1995). [*The Wordsworth Dictionary of First Names*](https://archive.org/details/wordsworthdictio0000macl/page/113). Wordsworth Reference. Ware, HD: Wordsworth Editions. p. [113](https://archive.org/details/wordsworthdictio0000macl/page/113). ISBN 1-85326-366-4. – via [Google Books](/source/Google_Books)

1. Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), *A Dictionary of First Names*, Oxford Paperback Reference, 2nd ed., [Oxford University Press](/source/Oxford_University_Press), pp. 74, 345, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1.

1. Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). *A Dictionary of First Names*. Oxford University Press. pp. 76–77. ISBN 0-19-861060-2.

1. Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), *A Dictionary of First Names*, Oxford Paperback Reference, 2nd ed., [Oxford University Press](/source/Oxford_University_Press), p. 401, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1.

1. ["Diarmaid Jennings"](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/books-obituaries/6655116/Diarmaid-Jennings.html). *www.telegraph.co.uk*. Retrieved 2023-06-28.

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