73%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage Literature Pronounced Pron. /ˌdɛz.də.ˈmoʊ.nə/(English) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Derived from Greek δυσδαίμων (dysdaimon) meaning "ill-fated". This is the name of the wife of Othello in Shakespeare's play Othello (1603). Related Names User SubmissionDesdémona People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal upper class strong refined strange complex serious Categories asteroids, elaborated forms, Fallout characters, fate, Fortnite characters, fortune, luck, moons, moons of Uranus, negative, Shakespearean characters, victims, wives of Joseph Smith, women and death