Diarmaid

Irish

Alternative forms

Diarmuid

Etymology

From Old Irish Diarmait; anterior etymology unknown.[1] Possibly from dí (“without”) + airmit (“injunction”) or airmait (“envy”) (see format).[2]

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Diarmaid m (genitive Diarmada)

a male given name from Old Irish

Descendants

→ English: Dermot
→ Yola: Dearmoth

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Diarmaid	Dhiarmaid	nDiarmaid
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

Ó Corráin, Donnchadh, Maguire, Fidelma (1981) Gaelic Personal Names, Dublin: The Academy Press, →ISBN, page 73
Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford University Press, pp. 74, 345
Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 34

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[1] Ó Corráin, Donnchadh, Maguire, Fidelma (1981) Gaelic Personal Names, Dublin: The Academy Press, →ISBN, page 73

[2] Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford University Press, pp. 74, 345

[3] Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 34