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Dermot

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Rare & Uncommon → Stable

✦ Meaning

“Irish 'diarmait,' meaning 'free from envy.' Associated with Irish legend and Celtic mystique, a name of noble bearing.”

Popularity Over Time

Dermot US popularity rank over timeRank 13641 in 2021 to rank 2189 in 1969. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#2189#7915#13641191719401960198020002022

Dermot is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

CelticGaelicIrish

Syllables

2

Nicknames

Derm

Style

ClassicStrongVintageBoldTimeless

Famous Bearers

  • Dermot O'Leary (TV personality)
  • Diarmait mac Mael na mBó (Irish king)

Collections

Works Everywhere → Mythological Names → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Two Syllables → Vintage Revival →

Similar Names

Cormac

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Alistair

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Callum

Latin Beautiful But Not Top 100

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Cormac

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Alistair

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Thaddeus

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Peregrine

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Caspian

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Cross-Cultural Notes

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People Also Ask

Irish 'diarmait,' meaning 'free from envy.' Associated with Irish legend and Celtic mystique, a name of noble bearing.

Dermot is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. Usage has stayed pretty consistent over the past decade.

Popular nicknames for Dermot include Derm.

Names that pair beautifully with Dermot include Cormac, Alistair, Thaddeus, Peregrine, Caspian.