desmond
/ˈdɛzmənd//ˈdɛz.mənd/
desmond noun: a lower second class honours or 2.2 degree.
Noun
desmond (plural desmonds)
- A lower second class honours or 2.2 degree.
Proper noun capitalized: Desmond
Desmond (plural Desmonds)
- A surname from Irish, anglicised from Ó Deasmhumhnaigh, meaning "a man from South Munster".
- A male given name transferred from the surname; popular in Britain in the first half of the twentieth century.
- 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.1988, K. C. Constantine, Joey's Case, →ISBN, page 132
- The gamer, 29, whose real name is Desmond Amofah, was reported missing six days ago.2019 June 25, “Etika: Body found in search is missing YouTuber”, in BBC, archived from the original on 16 Apr 2025
desmond meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
desmond in Hindi
- डेसमंड, डेस्मंड, डेसमोंड
desmond in Tamil
- டெஸ்மண்ட், டெஸ்மாண்ட்
desmond in Marathi
- डेसमंड, डेस्मंड
desmond in Urdu
- ڈیسمنڈ, ڈیسمونڈ, ڈیسمند
More languagesFewer languages
- desmond in Bengali
- ডেসমন্ড, ডেসমণ্ড
- desmond in Telugu
- డెస్మండ్, డెస్మాండ్
- desmond in Malayalam
- ഡെസ്മോണ്ട്, ഡെസ്മണ്ട്, ഡെസ്മാൻഡ്
- desmond in Kannada
- ಡೆಸ್ಮಂಡ್, ಡೆಸ್ಮಾಂಡ್
- desmond in Punjabi
- ਡੈਸਮੰਡ, ਡੇਸਮੰਡ, ਡੈਸਮਂਡ
- desmond in Gujarati
- ડેસમન્ડ, ડેસમંડ, ડેસ્મોન્ડ
- desmond in Odia
- ଡେସମଣ୍ଡ, ଡେସମଣ୍ଡ୍, ଦେସମଣ୍ଡ
- desmond in Nepali
- डेसमन्ड, डेस्मोन्ड, डेसमण्ड
Forms of desmond
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | desmonds |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Desmonds |
Origin of desmond
From Desmond (“given name”); abbreviation of Desmond Tutu (South African archbishop); from Tutu (“surname”) which sounds like 2.2 (two-two).
From Irish Ó Deasmhumhnaigh.
Questions about desmond
- What does desmond mean?
- Desmond means a lower second class honours or 2.2 degree.
- What is desmond in Hindi?
- Desmond in Hindi is डेसमंड, डेस्मंड, डेसमोंड. See Desmond meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is desmond?
- Desmond can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce desmond?
- Desmond is pronounced /ˈdɛz.mənd/ (UK).
- What is the plural of desmond?
- The plural of desmond is desmonds.
Words near desmond in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: desmond (page history and authors); Desmond (page history and authors); desmond (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); desmond (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); desmond (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); desmond (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); desmond (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); desmond (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); desmond (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); desmond (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); desmond (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); desmond (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); desmond (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); desmond (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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