Desirée

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English[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Desirée

  1. A female given name from French, variant of Désirée.

Anagrams[edit]

German[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Desirée

  1. a female given name, variant of Désirée

Swedish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • Desiré (and countless variants with and without the accent mark: Desireé, etc)

Etymology[edit]

Introduced to Sweden by the early 19th century French-born queen Désirée Bernadotte. Desirée is the most popular spelling in Sweden.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Proper noun[edit]

Desirée c (genitive Desirées)

  1. a female given name
    • 1997, Majgull Axelsson, Aprilhäxan, Pan, published 2006, →ISBN, page 160:
      "Birgitta, Margareta och Christina", sa barnavårdstanten och skrattade ett kacklande litet besökarskratt. "Nu fattas det bara en liten Desirée för att det ska bli precis som på Haga slott..."
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)