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Désirée Clary (1777–1860), French-born Queen of Sweden and Norway.
Pronunciation	UK: /deɪˈzɪəreɪ,dɛ-/, US: /ˌdɛzəˈreɪ/[1]
Gender	Female
Origin
Word/name	French
Region of origin	France
Other names
Alternative spelling	Desirée, Desiree, Desirae
Related names	Des, Desi

Désirée, Desiree or Desirée (with other variations possible) is a feminine given name of French origin ultimately derived from the Latin word desiderata, meaning desired.[2] Desideria, an early version of the name and a feminine form of Desiderius, was in use in Europe as early as the 800s.[3] The Puritans used the name Desire as a virtue name.[4]

Notable people

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• Désirée Artôt (1835–1907), Belgian soprano
• Desirae Brown (born 1979), American classical pianist, member of The 5 Browns
• Desiree Burch (born 1979), American comedian
• Désirée Clary (1777–1860), Queen Desideria of Sweden and Norway
• Desireé Cousteau (born 1956), American pornographic actress
• Desiree del Valle (born 1982), Philippine-American actress
• Desire Doue, French footballer
• Desirée Goyette, American singer
• Desiree Gould (1945–2021), American actress
• Desiree Heslop (born 1961), British singer also known by the stage name Princess
• Desiree Horton (born 1971, nickname: "Chopper Chick"), a Los Angeles helicopter pilot and TV reporter
• Désirée Le Beau (1907–1993), Austro-Hungarian-American industrial chemist
• Desiree Lim (born 1971), Malaysian-born Canadian independent film director, producer, and screenwriter
• Desiree Lowry (born 1972), Puerto Rican beauty pageant competitor and director of Miss Universe Puerto Rico
• Desiree van Lunteren (born 1992), Dutch footballer
• Désirée Miloshevic, Internet public servant
• Desirée Murray, Trinidad and Tobago politician
• Désirée Nosbusch (born 1965), Luxembourgish actress
• Desirée Rogers (born 1959), American corporate executive and former White House Social Secretary
• Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld (born 1938), a sister of the King of Sweden
• Desiree Singh (born 1994), German pole vaulter
• Desirée Sparre-Enger (born 1976), Norwegian bubblegum dance singer also known by the stage name Bambee
• Désirée Talbot (1926–2020), South African opera singer
• Désirée van der Walt (born 1956), South African politician
• Desiree Washington (born 1973), American beauty pageant contestant
• Desi-Rae Young (born 2002), American basketball player
• Desirée Annette Weekes (born 1968), English pop singer known by the stage name Des'ree

References

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1. ^ 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.
2. ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). Oxford Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. p. 75. ISBN 0-19-861060-2.
3. ^ Uckelman, Joel; Uckelman, Sara L. "Sancta". dmnes.org. Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
4. ^ Bardsley, Charles W. (1888). Curiosities of Puritan Nomenclature (2nd ed.). London: Chatto & Windus. p. 252.

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