Message: "Desmond - alternative origins?"

Desmond - alternative origins?

by Bobby Darin (guest)

4/27/2005, 8:53 AM

Desmond:- Whilst the BTN board lists a Gaelic origin, is there a different Celtic or Latin meaning? meaning something like man of the world/ society, can anyone confirm this or any other origins?

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- Bobby Darin (guest)

4/28/2005, 11:41 AM

Wow!! - are they reaaaaaally the meaning?

Thanks, Guys, for your help as always

- Miranda (Randee15)

4/27/2005, 8:41 PM

Well, Ancestry.com lists "from south Munster" as Desmond's meaning too (see: http://snipurl.com/eaog). And they take their info from The Dictionary of American Family Names, which is published by the Oxford University Press... so, I think BtN's meaning is correct.

I concur with Chrisell in that you could be confusing Desmond with Donald.

EDIT: - one word which didn't make grammatical sense

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This message was edited 4/27/2005, 8:41 PM

- Daividh (guest) +2

4/27/2005, 6:31 PM

Alternate meaning is "possessor of a barrow in the marketplace."

- Chrisell

4/28/2005, 4:48 AM

*falls off chair laughing*

♦ Chrisell ♦

All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.

- Anneza (guest)

4/28/2005, 1:25 AM

And purchaser of suspiciously golden ring!

- Chrisell

4/27/2005, 2:57 PM

You're not thinking of Donald, which means "ruler of the world"?

♦ Chrisell ♦

All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.

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