Details for the forename Dermot

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Dermot (male)


Variants:	Darby (M) Dermid (M) Diarmad (M) Diarmaid (M) Diarmait (M) Diarmid (M)
Pet Name(s):	Darby (M)
Derivative of:	Demetrius (M)
Lesser Synonym(s):	Jeremiah (M)
Can be spelt:	Dermuit (M)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:	Irish Anglicized form of Diarmaid/Diarmait, from the Gaelic "free from envy". In Ireland Dermot or its alternative spelling Dermuit is often changed to Jeremiah although this has a different origin. The Irish Gaelic name Diarmait [and variants] may be Anglicized as Darby although Dermot is more usual. It is for this reason that Darby may be found as a pet name for Dermot. Derived ultimately from Demetrius [q.v.].