Given name
Desiderius
“one who is desired; hoped for”
Desiderius is a variant of Desiderio. One Latin interpretation is “one who is desired; hoped for.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Desiderius is a variant of Desiderio. One Latin interpretation is “one who is desired; hoped for.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Desiderius is a variant of Desiderio. An origin associated with Desiderio is Latin.
Explained through its name family
Desiderius’s family of names
In French usage, Desiderius has a feminine form in Désirée. In Latin usage, Desiderius has a conventional equivalent in the French form Didier. Desiderius has a related form in Desiderio.
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Desiderius has relatives in 12 languages.
11 related names in 12 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 12
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Didierdescendant · French
- Deziderderivative · Slovak
- Dezsőderivative · Hungarian
- Désiréefeminine form · French
- Dezyderyrelated form · Polish
- Desideriequivalent
- Diderequivalent
- Дезиде́рийRussian
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People named Desiderius
- ErasmusDutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, and theologian (1466-1536)
- DesideriusKing of the Lombards from 756 to 774710–786
- Desiderius of Viennebishop of Vienne600–607
- Desiderius WeinHungarian gymnast (1873–1944)
- Desiderius HampelAustrian SS member (1895–1981)
- Desiderius Rwomaborn 1947
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