Desiree (given name)
| Desiree | |
|---|---|
| Gender | female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | anglicized French |
| Region of origin | Anglosphere |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Desirée |
| Related names | Des |
Desiree or Desirée /ˈdɛ.zi.reɪ/ 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:
- Des'ree (born 1968), a British pop-soul vocalist throughout the 1990s
- Desirae Brown, singer of The 5 Browns
- 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
- Desirée Rogers (born 1959), White House Social Secretary
- Desiree Washington (born 1973), a beauty pageant contestant
See also
- Désirée (given name), the French given name
- Désiré, the male form
References
- ↑ Bardsley, Charles W. (1888). Curiosities of Puritan Nomenclature (2nd ed.). London: Chatto & Windus. p. 252.
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