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{{Infobox given name
| name            = Diarmaid
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| pronunciation   = {{IPA-ga|ˈdʲiəɾˠmˠədʲ|lang}}
| gender          = Male
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| meaning         = 'without injunction'
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| language        = [[Irish language|Irish]]
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| alternative spelling = Diarmit
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| variant forms   = Diarmuit
| related names   = Diarmait
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| anglicisation   = [[Dimity (given name)|Dimity]],  [[Jeremiah]]
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'''Diarmaid''' ({{IPA-ga|ˈdʲiəɾˠmˠədʲ|lang}}) is a
masculine [[given name]] in the [[Irish language]], which has historically been anglicized as [[Jeremiah (given name)|Jeremiah]] or [[Jeremy (name)|Jeremy]], names with which it is etymologically unrelated.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Macleod |first1=I |last2=Freedman |first2=T |year=1995 |title=The Wordsworth Dictionary of First Names |series=Wordsworth Reference |publisher=Wordsworth Editions |publication-place=Ware, HD |isbn=1-85326-366-4 |via=[[Google Books]] |page=[https://archive.org/details/wordsworthdictio0000macl/page/113 113] |url=https://archive.org/details/wordsworthdictio0000macl/page/113 }}</ref><ref name="Hanks-345"/> The name [[Dimity (given name)|Dimity]] might have been used as a feminine English equivalent of the name in Ireland.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hanks|first1= Patrick|last2=Hardcastle|first2=Kate |last3=Hodges| first3=Flavia| author-link= |date= 2006|title= A Dictionary of First Names|url= |location= |publisher=Oxford University Press |pages=76–77|isbn= 0-19-861060-2}}</ref> Earlier forms of the name include '''Diarmit''' and '''Diarmuit'''. Variations of the name include '''Diarmait''' and '''Diarmuid'''. [[Anglicised]] forms of the name include  '''Dermody''',  '''Dermot''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|d|ɜːr|m|ə|t}}, {{small|[[Hiberno-English]]:}} {{IPAc-en|ˈ|d|ɛər|m|ə|t}}) and '''Dermod'''. [[Mac Diarmata]], anglicised ''McDermott'' and similar, is the [[patronymic]] and [[surname]] derived from the personal name. The exact [[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 {{lang|ga|airmit}}, which means "injunction", or {{lang|ga|airmait}}, which means "envy".<ref name="Hanks-345">{{citation |last1=Hanks |first1=Patrick |last2=Hardcastle |authorlink1=Patrick Hanks |first2=Kate |last3=Hodges |first3=Flavia |title=A Dictionary of First Names |edition=2nd |series=Oxford Paperback Reference |year=2006 |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |isbn=978-0-19-861060-1 |pages=74, 345 }}.</ref> The Irish name later spread to Scotland where in [[Scottish Gaelic]] the form of the name is ''Diarmad''; Anglicised forms of this name include ''Diarmid'' and ''Dermid''.<ref name="Hanks-401">{{citation |last1=Hanks |first1=Patrick |last2=Hardcastle |authorlink1=Patrick Hanks |first2=Kate |last3=Hodges |first3=Flavia |title=A Dictionary of First Names |edition=2nd |series=Oxford Paperback Reference |year=2006 |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |isbn=978-0-19-861060-1 |page=401 }}.</ref>
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==Diarmaid==
* [[Diarmaid Mac an Bhaird]] ([[floruit|fl.]] 1670) Irish poet
* [[Diarmaid Blake]] Gaelic footballer
* [[Diarmaid MacCulloch]] (born 1951) British church historian
* [[Diarmaid the Just]] Irish abbot
* [[Diarmaid Ó Donnchadha]] (fl. 1418) Bishop of Kilmacduagh
* [[Diarmaid FitzGerald]]  (born 1983) Irish hurler
* [[Diarmaid Riabach Ó Seachnasaigh]] (died 1579) Irish lord
* [[Diarmaid mac Madudan]] (fl.1032-1069) king of Síol Anmchadha
* [[Diarmaid Ua Madadhan]] (died 1135) King of Síol Anmchadha and Uí Maine
* [[Diarmaid Ó Cellaigh]] (died c.1349) King of Uí Maine
* [[Diarmaid Ó Seachnasaigh]] (died before 1567) Irish knight
* [[Diarmaid Ferriter]] (born 1973), Irish historian
* [[Diarmaid Cleirech Ua Madadhan]] (died 1207) King of Síol Anmchadha
* [[Diarmaid mac Tadgh Ua Ceallaigh]] (died 1065) King of Uí Maine
* [[Diarmaid Ó Máille]] (died 1415) Irish lord
* [[Diarmaid Ó Cúlacháin]] (died 1221) Irish historian and scribe
* Diarmaid Jennings, the inspiration for [[Jennings (novel series)|Jennings]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Diarmaid Jennings |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/books-obituaries/6655116/Diarmaid-Jennings.html |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=www.telegraph.co.uk}}</ref>
*{{in title|Diarmaid}}
==Diarmait==
*[[Diarmait mac Cerbaill]], King of Tara, died 565
*[[Diarmait mac Áedo Sláine]], Co-king of Tara, died 664
*[[Diarmait ua Tigernáin]], abbot of Armagh, died 852
*[[Diarmait mac Máel na mBó]], King of Leinster, died 1072
*[[Diarmait mac Murchada]], King of Leinster, died 1171
*[[Diarmait of Iona]]
*[[Diarmait mac Conaing]]
*[[Diarmait mac Tommaltaig]]
*[[Diarmait Dian]]
*[[Diarmait Ó Cobhthaigh]]
*{{in title|Diarmait}}
==Diarmuid==
*[[Diarmuid Ua Duibhne]], a warrior in Irish mythology
*[[Diarmuid Byron O'Connor]], British Sculptor
*[[Diarmuid Connolly]] (born 1987), Dublin Gaelic football player; hurling player
*[[Diarmuid Dalton]], British bass guitarist
*Sir [[Diarmuid Downs]] (born 1922), British automotive engineer
*[[Diarmuid Gavin]]  (born 1964), Irish garden designer and television personality
*[[Diarmuid Hegarty (Griffith College)]], Irish academic; president of Griffith College, Dublin
*[[Diarmuid Kirwan]], Irish hurling referee
*[[Diarmuid Lawrence]] (born 1947), British television director
*[[Diarmuid Lynch]] (1878–1950), Irish Republican Brotherhood member; Sinn Féin member
*[[Diarmuid Lyng]] (born 1981), Irish sportsperson
*[[Diarmuid Martin]] (born 1945), Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin and Primate of Ireland
*[[Diarmuid Murphy]] (born 1975), Irish sportsperson
*[[Diarmuid O'Carroll]] (born 1987), Irish professional footballer
*[[Diarmuid O'Connor (disambiguation)]], multiple people
*[[Diarmuid O'Hegarty]], Irish revolutionary and civil servant
*[[Diarmuid O'Neill]] (1969–1996), Provisional Irish Republican Army member
*[[Diarmuid O'Scannlain]] (born 1937) American jurist (United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit)
*[[Diarmuid O'Sullivan]] (born 1978), Irish sportsperson
*[[Diarmuid Wilson]] (born 1965), Irish Fianna Fáil politician and member of Seanad Éireann
*{{in title|Diarmuid}}
'''Mythological'''
*[[Diarmuid Ua Duibhne]], hero of ''The Pursuit of Diarmuid and Gráinne''
==Dermot==
*[[Dermot Ahern]], Irish politician
*[[Dermot Bailey]], British professional wheelchair tennis player
*[[Dermot Earley (disambiguation)]], multiple people
*[[Dermot Gallagher]], Irish sports referee
*[[Dermot Honan]], Irish politician
*[[Dermot Keely]], Irish sports manager and player
*[[Dermot Kennedy]], Irish singer, songwriter, and musician
*[[Dermot Mac Curtain]], Irish sportsperson
*[[Dermot Malone]] (fl. 2010s), Irish Gaelic footballer
*[[Dermot Morgan]], Irish comedian
*[[Dermot Mulroney]], American actor
*[[Dermot Murnaghan]], British broadcaster
*[[Dermot O'Leary]], English television presenter
*[[Dermot O'Neill (gardener)]], Irish gardener
*[[Dermot O'Neill (footballer)]], Irish football player
*[[Dermot Weld]], Irish racehorse trainer
*[[Dermott Brereton]], Australian sportsperson
*{{in title|Dermot}}
==Dermod==
* [[Dermod Dwyer]], Irish businessman
* [[Dermod O'Brien]] (1865-1945) Anglo-Irish painter
* [[Dermod O'Brien, 2nd Baron Inchiquin]] (died 1557)
* [[Dermod O'Brien, 5th Baron Inchiquin]] (1594–1624)
* [[Dermod O'Meara]] (fl.1619) Irish physician and poet
*{{in title|Dermod}}
==Diarmid==
*[[Diarmid Heidenreich]]
'''Surname'''
*[[Allastair Malcolm Cluny McReady-Diarmid]]
*{{in title|Diarmid}}
==See also==
*[[List of Irish-language given names]]
==References==
{{reflist}}
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[[Category:Irish-language masculine given names]]
[[Category:Masculine given names]]