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 [ 2 syll. der-mot, de-rm-ot ] The boy name Dermot is pronounced DERMahT KEY. Dermot's language of origin is Celtic and it is used mainly in the English language. The meaning of the name is 'free from envy, free from injuction; freeman'. The name is of debated origin; it could be of the first element dí ('without'), and the second element airmait ('envy') or airmit ('injunction'), or else it could also mean 'free man'. In Irish mythology, it was borne by a warrior who eloped with Gráinne, the intended wife of Finn MacCool. It was also borne by several High Kings of Ireland and by at least eleven Irish saints. The Anglicized form Dermot was first used in 19th-century Ireland. It has since been adopted by the general English speaker, although it is still more common among those with Irish roots. In Ireland and Scotland, Diarmad and Diarmaid can also be Anglicized as Jeremiah. Variant forms of Dermot include Dermid (Scottish), Dermod (English), Diarmad (Scottish), Diarmaid (Irish), Diarmait (Irish), Diarmid (Scottish), Diarmit (Irish), Diarmuid (Irish), Diarmuit (Irish), and Kermit (English). Derry (pet form in Irish) is another variant of Dermot. See also the related forms, Darby (English) and Jeremiah (English and Hungarian). Dermot is unusual as a baby boy name. It is not listed in the top 1000. Among the family of boy names directly linked to Dermot, Jeremiah (English and Hungarian) was the most popular in 2008. Baby names that sound like Dermot include Dermid (Scottish), Dermod (English), Diarmad (Scottish), Diarmaid (Irish), Diarmait (Irish), Diarmuit (Irish), Durant (English), Durrant (English), Diarmid (Scottish), Diarmit (Irish), Diarmuid (Irish), Durand (English), and Durante (English and Italian). KEY: Pronunciation for Dermot: D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)"   |
