Desideria

Gender Feminine
Usage Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Late Roman
Pronounced Pron. /de.zi.ˈdɛ.rja/(Italian) /de.si.ˈðe.ɾja/(Spanish)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Feminine form of Desiderio. This was the Latin name of a 19th-century queen of Sweden, the wife of Karl XIV. She was born in France with the name Désirée.

Related Names

Rootdesiderare
Masculine FormsDesiderio(Italian) Desiderio(Spanish) Desideratus, Desiderius(Late Roman)
Other Languages & CulturesDésirée(Dutch) Desiree, Desi, Desirae, Dezi, Deziree(English) Désirée(French) Désirée(German) Desidéria(Portuguese)
Same SpellingDesidéria

People think this name is

classic   mature   formal   upper class   strong   refined   strange   complex   serious  

Name Days

Sweden: May 23

Images

Portrait of Swedish queen Désirée Clary by Robert Lefèvre (1807)Portrait of Swedish queen Désirée Clary by Robert Lefèvre (1807)

Categories

desire, ends in -ria, feelings, feminine forms, Latin words, queens, rare Italian, rare Spanish, Spanish royal consorts, Swedish royal family
Entry updated October 6, 2024