Desmond
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Desmond may refer to:
- County Desmond, a county of medieval Ireland
- The Earl of Desmond, an Irish aristocratic title
- Desmond's, a 1990s British sitcom, screened by Channel 4
- Desmond, a slang term for the British 2:2 degree classification
Desmond (often shortened to Des) is the first name of:
- Desmond Cardinal Connell (born 1926) , Irish priest
- Desmond Dekker (1941-2006), Jamaican singer
- Des Kelly (born 1965), British journalist
- Desmond Llewelyn (1914–1999), Welsh actor
- Des O'Connor (born 1932), British entertainer
- Desmond Tutu (born 1931), South African archbishop
- Desmond Hume, a fictional character on the television series Lost
- Desmond Tiny, a fictional character of The Saga of Darren Shan.
Desmond is the last name of:
- Eileen Desmond (1932–2005), Irish politician
- Meighan Desmond (born 1977), New Zealand actor
- Paul Desmond (1924 – 1977), American jazz saxophonist and composer
- Richard Desmond (born 1951), British publisher
- Viola Desmond (born 1914), Canadian Civil Rights Advocate