Diarmid Forename

784,558th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 139 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Diarmid 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 The anglicized spelling Dermot has lately been replaced by Diarmid, Diarmaid.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.

Diarmid Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland
100%
651:82,3132,093
England
100%
341:1,635,38022,533
United States-131:27,887,460205,684
Canada-91:3,681,48643,248
France-41:16,617,58541,065
Australia-31:4,552,54130,048
South Africa
100%
21:27,266,324304,698
Ireland-11:4,643,51913,375
Northern Ireland
100%
11:1,843,1463,737
Brazil-11:214,236,154864,335
Chile
100%
11:17,607,20848,996
Colombia-11:47,778,92695,497
Cyprus
100%
11:871,0765,368
Norway-11:5,132,32937,513
Switzerland-11:8,213,49636,387
Zimbabwe
100%
11:15,423,817113,731

Diarmid (13) may also be a surname.

Diarmid 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 The anglicized spelling Dermot has lately been replaced by Diarmid, Diarmaid.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

A variant of the preceding and, in C19-20, the more usual spelling.

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

Diarmid Forename Popularity

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Diormi774/
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