Desiree (given name)

Desiree
Gender female
Origin
Word/name anglicized French
Region of origin Anglosphere
Other names
Alternative spelling Desirée
Related names Des
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Desiree or Desirée /ˈdɛ.zi.r/ is a female given name. It is an anglicization of the French name Désirée meaning desired. The Puritans used the name Desire as a given name for females.[1]

Notable people

People with the given name Desiree, Desirae, or Désirée:

See also

References

  1. Bardsley, Charles W. (1888). Curiosities of Puritan Nomenclature (2nd ed.). London: Chatto & Windus. p. 252.
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