Desmond

American

[dez-muhnd] / ˈdɛz mənd /

noun

a male given name.

Desmond British

/ ˈdɛzmənd /

noun

15th Earl of, title of Gerald Fitzgerald . died 1583, Anglo-Irish nobleman, who led a Catholic rebellion (1579) against English domination of Ireland

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The process is used in other countries around the world and was chosen as the cremation method of anti-apartheid campaigner Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

From BBC

Australian media have widely reported that Freeman - whose real name is Desmond Filby - was part of the sovereign citizen movement, characterised by a distrust of authority and rejection of the law.

From BBC

Desmond Bane answered with a three-pointer for a 108-107 lead that forced the Lakers to call a timeout with 34.6 seconds left.

From Los Angeles Times

Another YouTube creator, California-born Paul Desmond, shared his experience in a video which he said "he never wanted to make".

From BBC

Desmond, who has lived in Bucerías, a beach resort town in the state of Nayarit, for several years, described the scene as "very unusual".

From BBC

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