Dermot Forename
35,059th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 22,126 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland
Dermot Forename Definition:
A male name. Irish Diarmaidh ‘freeman’ (lit ‘without orders’). The name of the lover of Grainne. The anglicized spelling Dermot has lately been replaced by Diarmid, Diarmaid. See also Darby.
Dermot Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 100% | 13,452 | 1:345 | 65 |
| England | 100% | 3,091 | 1:17,989 | 1,183 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 2,183 | 1:844 | 185 |
| United States | 100% | 1,412 | 1:256,754 | 8,428 |
| Canada | 100% | 530 | 1:62,516 | 3,817 |
| Jamaica | - | 267 | 1:10,799 | 1,192 |
| Australia | - | 255 | 1:53,559 | 2,475 |
| Scotland | 100% | 162 | 1:33,027 | 1,260 |
| South Africa | 100% | 98 | 1:556,456 | 25,725 |
| Wales | 100% | 88 | 1:35,163 | 1,463 |
| Germany | 100% | 69 | 1:1,401,129 | 9,483 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 67 | 1:2,650,214 | 48,263 |
| New Zealand | - | 65 | 1:69,785 | 3,397 |
| Thailand | 100% | 37 | 1:1,893,671 | 54,292 |
| France | 100% | 30 | 1:2,215,678 | 12,524 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 19 | 1:889,583 | 16,206 |
| Jersey | - | 18 | 1:5,554 | 644 |
| Qatar | 100% | 18 | 1:131,645 | 15,202 |
| Malta | - | 17 | 1:25,256 | 1,655 |
| Brazil | 100% | 16 | 1:13,389,760 | 149,801 |
| Sweden | 100% | 16 | 1:616,119 | 14,675 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 16 | 1:85,089 | 6,268 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 13 | 1:631,807 | 9,098 |
| Spain | - | 13 | 1:3,579,228 | 14,309 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 13 | 1:550,153 | 19,206 |
| Hong Kong | - | 12 | 1:646,060 | 4,783 |
| Belgium | 100% | 12 | 1:957,503 | 11,814 |
| Japan | - | 10 | 1:12,798,606 | 38,248 |
| Cyprus | 100% | 8 | 1:108,884 | 3,058 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 7 | 1:25,402 | 2,434 |
| China | - | 7 | 1:195,150,826 | 73,144 |
| Denmark | - | 6 | 1:941,583 | 11,543 |
| Singapore | - | 5 | 1:1,257,411 | 16,611 |
| Portugal | - | 4 | 1:2,602,716 | 8,189 |
| Bangladesh | - | 4 | 1:39,865,342 | 24,379 |
| Panama | - | 4 | 1:976,639 | 21,104 |
| Palau | - | 4 | 1:5,428 | 88 |
| Vietnam | - | 4 | 1:23,155,778 | 5,302 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 4 | 1:7,612,485 | 167,458 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 4 | 1:7,703,141 | 17,485 |
| Italy | - | 4 | 1:15,265,522 | 38,916 |
| India | - | 4 | 1:303,719,493 | 2,628,057 |
| Isle of Man | - | 3 | 1:28,341 | 386 |
| Indonesia | - | 3 | 1:85,987,889 | 1,072,651 |
| Norway | 100% | 3 | 1:1,710,776 | 19,445 |
| Namibia | - | 3 | 1:801,393 | 11,859 |
| Ukraine | 100% | 2 | 1:22,749,954 | 22,291 |
| Greece | - | 2 | 1:5,467,274 | 17,678 |
| Philippines | 100% | 2 | 1:53,004,738 | 452,678 |
| Barbados | - | 2 | 1:144,894 | 2,643 |
| Mexico | - | 2 | 1:62,072,214 | 96,650 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Zambia | - | 1 | 1:15,854,794 | 66,637 |
| Vanuatu | - | 1 | 1:261,792 | 1,604 |
| Rwanda | - | 1 | 1:11,371,433 | 4,615 |
| Sudan | 100% | 1 | 1:37,806,975 | 10,689 |
| Turkey | - | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Tanzania | - | 1 | 1:52,788,319 | 85,066 |
| Uganda | - | 1 | 1:40,956,920 | 131,348 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 1 | 1:3,550,301 | 10,040 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| Grenada | - | 1 | 1:108,125 | 4,208 |
| Argentina | 100% | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Bahrain | - | 1 | 1:1,348,673 | 7,854 |
| Botswana | 100% | 1 | 1:2,184,449 | 21,741 |
| Brunei | - | 1 | 1:419,570 | 3,266 |
| Bulgaria | - | 1 | 1:6,990,390 | 27,036 |
| Chile | 100% | 1 | 1:17,607,208 | 48,996 |
| Curaçao | - | 1 | 1:155,803 | 1,239 |
| Dominica | - | 1 | 1:75,471 | 1,341 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 1 | 1:10,431,270 | 30,761 |
| DR Congo | - | 1 | 1:73,827,605 | 146,761 |
| Finland | 60% | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| Ghana | - | 1 | 1:26,986,216 | 13,521 |
| Poland | 100% | 1 | 1:38,027,112 | 9,241 |
| Guernsey | - | 1 | 1:63,331 | 901 |
| Guyana | - | 1 | 1:763,262 | 24,238 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Israel | 100% | 1 | 1:8,402,918 | 45,019 |
| Kazakhstan | - | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
| Kenya | - | 1 | 1:46,307,110 | 74,921 |
| Lebanon | - | 1 | 1:5,627,571 | 19,299 |
| Liberia | 100% | 1 | 1:4,412,061 | 36,340 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| Morocco | - | 1 | 1:34,348,636 | 18,260 |
| Oman | - | 1 | 1:4,108,667 | 12,526 |
| Peru | 100% | 1 | 1:31,791,454 | 110,866 |
Dermot (131) may also be a surname.
Dermot Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A male name. Irish Diarmaidh ‘freeman’ (lit ‘without orders’). The name of the lover of Grainne. The anglicized spelling Dermot has lately been replaced by Diarmid, Diarmaid. See also Darby.
— The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe
An Irish transformation of Diarm(a)id, as is Darby too.
— Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge
Celtic and Gaelic (masculine) (duir meod) - Oak-father, fig. a chief.
— What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody
A Celtic name, meaning: Father of oaks.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Dermot Forename Popularity
Dermot Demographics
Dermot Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Sample size: 57 (1901)
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dermott | 92 | 1,084 | / |
| Dermoth | 92 | 186 | / |
| Dermo | 91 | 444 | / |
| Dermouth | 86 | 6 | / |
| Dermotte | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dermod | 83 | 122 | / |
| Dermat | 83 | 45 | / |
| Dhermo | 83 | 41 | / |
| Darmot | 83 | 14 | / |
| Diermo | 83 | 5 | / |
| Dermoo | 83 | 4 | / |
| Dermos | 83 | 4 | / |
| Dremot | 83 | 2 | / |
| Dearmo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Dermoj | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dirmot | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dermoy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dermoz | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dermut | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dharmot | 77 | 2 | / |
| Dermoed | 77 | 2 | / |
| Dermate | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dhormot | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dermaut | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dermute | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dermutt | 77 | 1 | / |
| Darmoth | 77 | 1 | / |
| Deeremo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Derma | 73 | 3,311 | / |
| Dirmo | 73 | 169 | / |
| Dremo | 73 | 159 | / |
| Drmta | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dearmous | 71 | 1 | / |
| Darmouth | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dermathe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dirmouth | 71 | 1 | / |
| Darmat | 67 | 520 | / |
| Dearma | 67 | 132 | / |
| Dherma | 67 | 94 | / |
| Dermas | 67 | 64 | / |
| Dermah | 67 | 64 | / |
| Dierma | 67 | 30 | / |
| Dormat | 67 | 25 | / |
| Dermaz | 67 | 15 | / |
| Dirmos | 67 | 5 | / |
| Deirma | 67 | 4 | / |
| Deerma | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dairmo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Darmod | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dhirmo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dirmat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Diormo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dermha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dermud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dremou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djremo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dormod | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hderma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dehrma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Drwmti | 67 | 1 | / |
| Drremo | 67 | 1 | / |
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