Désirée

See also: desiree, desirée, désirée, Desiree, and Desirée

English

Alternative forms

• Desiree, Desirée

Etymology

Borrowed from French Désirée (“desired”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (US) /dɛzəɹeɪ̯/, /dɛziəɹeɪ̯/
• IPA^(key): (UK) /dɛzəɹeɪ̯/, /dəziəɹeɪ̯/

Proper noun

Désirée

1. A female given name from French.

Noun

Désirée (plural Désirées)

1. A kind of red-skinned, yellow-fleshed potato originally bred in the Netherlands.

Anagrams

• Reedies, seedier

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Desiree

Etymology

Borrowed from French Désirée.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌdeː.ziˈreː/
• Hyphenation: Dé‧si‧rée
• Rhymes: -eː

Proper noun

Désirée f

1. a female given name

French

Etymology

Literally, “desired”. French form of Latin Desideria, feminine form of the saint's name Desiderius (modern French Didier).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /de.zi.ʁe/

• Audio (France):

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Proper noun

Désirée f

1. a female given name; best known for a 19th century French-born queen of Sweden

Related terms

• Désiré
• Didier

Descendants

• English: Désirée, Desiree, Desirée
• German: Désirée, Desirée
• Swedish: Desirée, Desiré

Anagrams

• diérèse
• résidée

German

Alternative forms

• Desirée

Proper noun

Désirée

1. a female given name from French