Given name

Désirée

“one who is desired”

In Dutch use, Désirée has a related form in Desiree. One French interpretation is “one who is desired.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

In Dutch use, Désirée has a related form in Desiree. One French interpretation is “one who is desired.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

In Dutch use, Désirée has a related form in Desiree. An origin associated with Desiree is French. In English use, Désirée has a related form in Desirée. An origin associated with Desirée is Latin.

Explained through its name family

How it developed

In French usage, Désirée is a feminine form of Desiderius.

Désirée’s family of names

In French usage, Désirée is a feminine form of Desiderius. In English usage, Désirée has an alternative spelling in Desiree. In Dutch usage, Désirée has a related form in Desiree.

Walk Désirée’s family in the name graph

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Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Around the world

Désirée has relatives in 7 languages.

EnglishFrench

7 related names in 7 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

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Nicknames & forms 3

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

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