英和和英

発音

• IPA: /ˈdɛzmənd/
• Homophone: desmond

固有名詞

Desmond (plural Desmonds)

1. A surname from Irish, anglicised from Ó Deasmhumhnaigh, meaning "a man from South Munster".
   • 2026 September 3, Nadine Yousif, “Canada unveils new $20 bill featuring portrait of King Charles”, in BBC News, retrieved 3 September 2026:

     It is the second vertical banknote issued in Canada. The first is the $10 bill, depicting Black civil rights advocate Viola Desmond.

2. A male given name transferred from the surname; popular in Britain in the first half of the twentieth century.
   • 1988, K. C. Constantine, Joey's Case, →ISBN, page 132:

     I call him Bradford because it makes me feel like I'm in a soap opera. That's what they name men on soap operas. Bradford and Desmond and Elliott and Royce.

   • 2019 June 25, “Etika: Body found in search is missing YouTuber”, in BBC‎, archived from the original on 16 April 2025:

     The gamer, 29, whose real name is Desmond Amofah, was reported missing six days ago.

派生語

アナグラム

• Demonds, Edmonds, oddsmen