Désirée (given name)
Désirée, Desiree, or Desirée is a female given name. It originates from the French word désirée, meaning desired. The Puritans used the name Desire as a given name for females.[2] The male form is Désiré.
| Pronunciation | UK: /deɪˈzɪəreɪ, dɛ-/, US: /ˌdɛzəˈreɪ/[1] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | French |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Desirée, Desiree, Desirae |
| Related names | Des |
Notable people
- Désirée Artôt (1835–1907), Belgian soprano
- Desirae Brown, member of The 5 Browns
- 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 Hartsock, The Bachelorette of 2013
- Desiree Heslop (born 1961), a British singer also known by the stage name Princess
- Desiree Horton (born 1971, nickname: "Chopper Chick"), a Los Angeles helicopter pilot and TV reporter
- 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 (born 1926), South African opera singer
- Désirée van der Walt (born 1956), South African politician
- Desiree van Lunteren, Dutch footballer
- Desiree Washington (born 1973), a beauty pageant contestant
References
- Jones, Daniel (2011). Roach, Peter; Setter, Jane; Esling, John (eds.). Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary (18th ed.). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-15255-6.
- Bardsley, Charles W. (1888). Curiosities of Puritan Nomenclature (2nd ed.). London: Chatto & Windus. p. 252.
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