Diamond

A female given name from English of modern usage, from the name of the gem.

Proper noun

  1. A female given name from English of modern usage, from the name of the gem.
  2. A surname from German or Irish.
    • Some experts, such as geographer Jared Diamond in his 2005 book, “Collapse,” used Easter Island as a cautionary tale of how the exploitation of limited resources can result in catastrophic population decline, ecological...
  3. A number of places in the United States:

    1. A historical settlement in Denali Borough, Alaska.

    2. An unincorporated community in Gilmer County, Georgia.

    3. A village in Grundy County and Will County, Illinois.

    4. An unincorporated community in Raccoon Township, Parke County, Indiana.

    5. A township in Cherokee County, Iowa.

    6. An unincorporated community in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana.

    7. A minor city in Newton County, Missouri.

    8. An unincorporated community in Palmyra Township, Portage County, Ohio.

    9. An unincorporated community in Harney County, Oregon.

    10. An unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia.

    11. An unincorporated community in Logan County, West Virginia.

    12. A settlement on Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands.

Origin

* As a female given name, from diamond (gemstone). * As a German surname, Anglicized form of Diamant. * As a Irish surname, Anglicized form of Irish Ó Diamáin.

Forms

Dimond

Related

Diamondstone

Derived

Shwachman-Diamond syndrome Diamond-Blackfan anemia