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What does Desmond mean?
Desmond 
▲ as a boys' name is pronounced DEZ-mund. It is of Irish and Gaelic origin, and the meaning of Desmond is "from South Munster". An Irish surname referring to Munster, one of the five regions of ancient Ireland. South African cleric and activist Bishop Desmond Tutu.
STARTS WITH De-
Variations
VARIANTS Des, Desmund, Dezmond
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Desmond Joshua (D.J.), ..
How popular is Desmond?
Desmond is a very prominent first name for males (#581 out of 1220, Top 48%) and also a very prominent last name for all people (#4514 out of 150436, Top 3%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Desmond entered the list in 1900-1909 and reached its peak position of #264 in the U.S. in 1992, and is presently at #323. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Dezmond (#1494 THE PREVIOUS YEAR) is the only other popular alternative form of Desmond (#323). These forms of Desmond were favored by parents today (AVERAGE #908). Desmond is the most contemporarily stylish baby name here.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Aimond (see Aimon), Armond, Daemon, Daimon, Daimond, Damone, Dashonn (see Da-), Daymond, Deacon▲, Deavon, Deecon, Deekon, Deion▼, Dejon, Deleon, Delmon, Delmont, Delmor (see Delmar), Delmore, Delon, Delron, Delvon, Demond▼, Demonte, Denman, Deonn, Derland, Dermott, Deron, Derron, Dervon, Deshad (see Deshan), Deshan, Deshane, Deshon, Destan, Destin, Deston, Deveon, Devion, Devland, Devlon, Devon▼, Devron, Dewonn (see Dejuan), Dexton, Deyon, Diamond, Dumont, Duston, Dyson, Edmond▼, Egmond, Esmond, Esmund, Hammond, Jamond, Lammond, Lamond, Lemond, Ormond, Osmond, Osmund, Radmond (see Redmond), Raemond, Raimond, Raymond▼, Redmond, Redmund (see Redmond), Reymond, Segismond (see Sigmund), Seigmond, Sigmond, Tedmond and Tedmund. These names tend to be less frequently used than Desmond.
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