Desiree - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Desiree \d(e)-si-

is pronounced DEZ-a-ray. It is of French origin, and its meaning is "much desired". The Puritans used Desire as a given name. Literary: a popular novel published in the 1960s traced the biography of the French Désirée Clary from poverty in Marseilles to the throne of Sweden. Often spelled phonetically to ensure the French pronunciation.

Desiree has 15 variant forms: Desarae, Desaree, Deseray, Desideria, Desir, Desirae, Desirat, Desiray, Desire, Desirea, Desiri, Desyre, Dezirae, Deziray and Deziree.

For more information, see also the related name Didiane.

A baby name that sounds like Desiree is Tesora.

Desiree is a very common first name for women (#425 out of 4276) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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