Given name
Diarmait
“a free man”
Diarmait is a variant of Diarmid. One Irish interpretation is “a free man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Diarmait is a variant of Diarmid. One Irish interpretation is “a free man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Diarmait is a variant of Diarmid. An origin associated with Diarmid is Irish.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
Built from Old Irish dí- (“without”) + format (“envy”) + -i-.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Diarmait’s family of names
In Old Irish usage, Diarmait has a related form in Dermait. Diarmait has a related form in Diarmid. In Old Irish usage, Diarmait has a related form in Diarmuit.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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