Associations to the word «Desmond»

Wiktionary

DESMOND, proper noun. An Irish surname, anglicised from Ó Deasmhumhnaigh " a man from South Munster".
DESMOND, proper noun. A male given name derived from the surname; popular in Britain in the first half of the twentieth century.
DESMOND, noun. (British) (rhyming slang) A lower second class honours or 2.2 degree.

Wise words

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