Diarmaid

Irish

Alternative forms

  • Diarmuid

Etymology

From Old Irish Diarmait; anterior etymology unknown.[1] Possibly from Old Irish dí- (“un-, dis-”) + airmit (“injunction”) (compare áirigh (“to reckon, count”)) or format (“envy”).[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdʲiəɾˠmˠədʲ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈdʲɛɾˠəmˠədʲ/[3]

Proper noun

Diarmaid m (genitive Diarmada)

  1. a male given name from Old Irish

Descendants

  • → English: Dermot
  • → Yola: Dearmoth

Mutation

Mutated forms of Diarmaid
radical lenition eclipsis
Diarmaid Dhiarmaid nDiarmaid

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Ó Corráin, Donnchadh; Maguire, Fidelma (1981), Gaelic Personal Names, Dublin: The Academy Press, →ISBN, page 73
  2. ^ Patrick Hanks; Flavia Hodges; Kate Hardcastle, editor (2006), “Diarmaid”, in A Dictionary of First Names, second edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 84, page 34
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