{"id":18867,"date":"2025-01-22T13:06:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T13:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=18867"},"modified":"2026-09-19T17:41:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T17:41:52","slug":"is-desmond-in-the-bible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/is-desmond-in-the-bible\/","title":{"rendered":"Desmond non \u00e8 nella Bibbia \u2014 Significa \u201cMunster meridionale\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Desmond is not in the Bible. It is Irish \u2014 an anglicised Deasmhumhain, meaning &quot;south Munster,&quot; the region in southern Ireland that was once a kingdom. A geography, carried as a surname, then given as a name. Its most famous bearer was an Anglican archbishop who spent two years listening to people describe the worst things human beings do to each other, and who insisted the whole time that this was Christian work. What does the name Desmond mean? South\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Desmond is not in the Bible. It is Irish for &quot;south Munster&quot; \u2014 and its most famous bearer chaired a commission that put truth before reconciliation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104315,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[39],"tags":[],"series":[221],"class_list":["post-18867","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-education","series-names-and-their-biblical-meanings"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11594,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/connor-name-biblical-meaning\/","url_meta":{"origin":18867,"position":0},"title":"Is Connor in the Bible? 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