Désirée (given name)
Désirée, Desiree or Desirée is a feminine given name of French origin ultimately derived from the Latin word desiderata, meaning desired. Desideria, an early version of the name and a feminine form of Desiderius, was in use in Europe as early as the 800s. The Puritans used the name Desire as a virtue name.
Notable people
- Désirée Artôt, Belgian soprano
- Desirae Brown, American classical pianist, member of The 5 Browns
- Desiree Burch, American comedian
- Désirée Clary, Queen Desideria of Sweden and Norway
- Desireé Cousteau, American pornographic actress
- Desiree del Valle, Philippine-American actress
- Desire Doue, French footballer
- Desirée Goyette, American singer
- Desiree Gould, American actress
- Desiree Heslop, British singer also known by the stage name Princess
- Desiree Horton, a Los Angeles helicopter pilot and TV reporter
- Désirée Le Beau, Austro-Hungarian-American industrial chemist
- Desiree Lim, Malaysian-born Canadian independent film director, producer, and screenwriter
- Desiree Lowry, Puerto Rican beauty pageant competitor and director of Miss Universe Puerto Rico
- Desiree van Lunteren, Dutch footballer
- Désirée Miloshevic, Internet public servant
- Desirée Murray, Trinidad and Tobago politician
- Désirée Nosbusch, Luxembourgish actress
- Desirée Rogers, American corporate executive and former White House Social Secretary
- Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld, Swedish princess
- Desiree Singh, German pole vaulter
- Desirée Sparre-Enger, Norwegian bubblegum dance singer also known by the stage name Bambee
- Désirée Talbot, South African opera singer
- Désirée van der Walt, South African politician
- Desiree Washington, American beauty pageant contestant
- Desi-Rae Young, American basketball player
- Desirée Annette Weekes, English pop singer known by the stage name Des'ree