Désirée (given name) explained
| Désirée |
| Pronunciation: | , |
| Gender: | Female |
| Region: | France |
| Origin: | French |
| Alternative Spelling: | Desirée, Desiree, Desirae |
| Related Names: | Des, Desi |
Désirée, Desiree or Desirée (with other variations possible) is a feminine given name of French origin ultimately derived from the Latin word desiderata, meaning desired.[1] Desideria, an early version of the name and a feminine form of Desiderius, was in use in Europe as early as the 800s.[2] The Puritans used the name Desire as a virtue name.[3]
Notable people
- Désirée Artôt (1835–1907), Belgian soprano
- Desirae Brown, member of The 5 Browns
- Desiree Burch (born 1979), American comedian
- Désirée Clary (1777–1860), Queen Desideria of Sweden and Norway
- Desireé Cousteau (born 1956), an American porn actress
- Desiree del Valle, Philippine-American actress
- Desirée Goyette, American singer
- Desiree Gould (1945–2021), American actress
- Desiree Hartsock, The Bachelorette of 2013
- Desiree Heslop (born 1961), British singer also known by the stage name Princess
- Desiree Horton (born 1971, nickname: "Chopper Chick"), a Los Angeles helicopter pilot and TV reporter
- Désirée Le Beau (1907–1993), Austro-Hungarian-American industrial chemist
- Desiree Lim (born 1971), Malaysian-born Canadian independent film director, producer, and screenwriter
- Desiree Lowry, director of Miss Universe Puerto Rico, former Miss Puerto Rico 1995 and 4th runner-up at Miss Universe 1995
- Désirée Miloshevic, Internet public servant
- Désirée Nosbusch (born 1965), Luxembourgian actress
- Desirée Rogers (born 1959), White House Social Secretary
- Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld (born 1938), a sister of the King of Sweden
- Desirée Sparre-Enger (born 1976), Norwegian bubblegum dance singer also known by the stage name Bambee
- Désirée Talbot (1926–2020), South African opera singer
- Désirée van der Walt (born 1956), South African politician
- Desiree van Lunteren, Dutch footballer
- Desiree Washington (born 1973), American beauty pageant contestant
- Desi-Rae Young (born 2002), American basketball player
- Desirée Annette Weekes (born 1968), English pop singer known by the stage name Des'ree
Notes and References
- Book: Hanks. Patrick. Hardcastle. Kate . Hodges. Flavia. 2006. Oxford Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press . 75. 0-19-861060-2.
- Web site: Sancta . Uckelman . Joel . Uckelman . Sara L. . dmnes.org . Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources . 3 January 2024 .
- Book: Bardsley, Charles W.. 1888. Curiosities of Puritan Nomenclature. 2nd. Chatto & Windus. London. 252.
