A name from Scripture
Desmond
DEZ-mund
Meaning
One from South Munster; Gracious defender
Irish/Gaelic origin · Boy
What it points to
Desmond defends the poor and fatherless — justice done, oppressed relieved, the gracious defender who pleads for those who have no voice.
Verses · King James Version
“Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.”
Psalm 82:3
“Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.”
Isaiah 1:17