Boy's name
Diarmaid
“DEER-mid”
possibly 'without envy' or 'free man'
The story behind the name
Two Diarmaids shaped Ireland: the legendary Diarmaid who eloped with Gráinne and died on Benbulben, and Diarmait Mac Murchada, king of Leinster, who in 1167 brought Norman soldiers to Ireland to win back his kingdom — and changed the country forever.
Famous people with this name
- Diarmaid Ferriter (born 1972) — professor
- Diarmaid Murtagh (born 1953) — Irish actor
Irish people with an English Wikipedia article whose given name is recorded as Diarmaid on Wikidata; descriptions from Wikidata.
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