Desirée

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

English

Proper noun

Desirée

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

Anagrams

• Reedies, seedier

German

Proper noun

Desirée

1. a female given name, variant of Désirée

Swedish

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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..."

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