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Áine on September 12th, 2003 filed in Profile

“DIARMAID signifies the "god of arms"; and is derived from dia, a god, and "armaid" (the genitive plural of arm) of arms. As an epithet, it was applied to a warrior, and was equivalent to one of Homer’s heroes– Dios Krateros Diomedes, or "The god-like fighting Diomede." The name has been anglicised Darby, Dermod, Dermot, and Jeremy or Jeremiah; and became a surname, as MacDiarmada, anglicised MacDermot, in Ireland, and Mac-Diarmid, in Scotland.” — Irish Ancient Names / Irish Naming Patterns

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