Desmond
South Munster native
Desmond is a masculine given name of Irish origin.
It derives from a Gaelic term for the region of South Munster in Ireland.
The name enjoyed popularity in English-speaking countries through the twentieth century: Desmond Tutu, Desmond Morris.
In rhyming slang, a Desmond is a lower second-class degree (2:2) from the name Desmond Tutu.
Senior prelate over province
- apartheidRacial separation policy
- NobelSwedish prize surname
- South AfricaRainbow nation
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
Anglican · Cape Town · Ubuntu · forgiveness · activism · justice · peacemaker · humanitarian
archbishop
Senior prelate over province
- apartheidRacial separation policy
- NobelSwedish prize surname
- South AfricaRainbow nation
reconciliation · Anglican · Cape Town · Ubuntu · forgiveness · activism · justice · peacemaker · humanitarian · theologian
Gaelic
Celtic linguistic tradition
Munster · Fitzgerald · Norman · Kerry · Cork · Waterford · clan · chieftain · medieval · ancestry
Waugh
English novelist surname
Morris · character · fictional · British · protagonist · novel · television · series · drama · narrative
- Celtic KingdomsLeinster, Munster, Ulster, Alba, Gwent
- Irish Nobilityhigh king, chieftain, clan chief, petty king, O'Neill
- Tudor IrelandTyrone, Henry VIII, Elizabeth I, Dublin Castle, Irish clans
- South African NamesMandela, Shaka, Cetshwayo, Kruger, Meyer
- nobilityking, queen, prince, princess, duke
- Black NamesDarnell, Deshawn, Ebony, Imani, Jabari