Given name
Désiré
“desire, longing”
Désiré is a masculine given name. It is used in French and Norman.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Désiré is a form of Didier. Didier means “desire, longing.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
In French use, Désiré has a related form in Didier. An origin associated with Didier is Late Latin.
Explained through its name family
Désiré’s family of names
In French usage, Désiré shares a linguistic root with the Walloon form Deziré. In French usage, Désiré has a related form in Didier. In French usage, Désiré has a conventional equivalent in Dezirr.
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Around the world
Désiré has relatives in 6 languages.
8 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 9
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Desequivalent
- Dezirécognate · Walloon
- Zirécognate · Walloon
- Désirequivalent
- Desiderequivalent
- Desirequivalent
- ZávišCzech
- Dezirrgallo
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People named Désiré
- Dési Bouterseleader of Suriname (1980–1987, 2010–2020)1945–2024
- Désiré DouéFrench footballer (born 2005)
- Désiré TsarahazanaCatholic cardinalborn 1954
- Noumandiez DouéIvorian association football refereeborn 1970
- Désiré NisardFrench author and literary critic (1806-1888)
- Désiré CharnayFrench archaeologist and photographer (1828–1915)
- Désiré BourgeoisBelgian footballer (1908-1996)
- Désiré Beaurainfencer (1881-1963)
- Désiré RakotoarijaonaMalagasy politicianborn 1934
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