Boy name origins & meanings
- Latin : Society
- Old English : Protective grace
How Popular Is The Name Desmond
Family name origins & meanings
- Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Deasmhumhnaigh ‘descendant of the man from southern Munster’, from deas ‘south’ + Mumhain ‘Munster’, an ancient Irish kingdom named for Mumhu, one of its early kings. The surname Desmond has passed into common use as a personal name, not only in Ireland.