Latin · Girl name
Desideria
“longed for, desired”
About the name Desideria
Desideria is the feminine form of Desiderius, a Late Latin name derived from desiderium, longing or desire. It was the Swedish royal name taken by Désirée Clary, a merchant’s daughter from Marseille who was once engaged to Napoleon and married Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, later King Charles XIV John of Sweden. As Queen Desideria she was the mother of King Oscar I and an ancestress of the present Swedish royal house.
- Meaning
- longed for, desired
- Origin
- Latin
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- deh-si-DER-ee-ah(5 syl.)
Variants and spellings
No common variant spellings are widely recorded.
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Middle names for Desideria
- Desideria Rose
- Desideria Marie
- Desideria Anne
- Desideria Claire
- Desideria Isabelle
Questions about Desideria
- What does Desideria mean?
- Desideria is a Latin name meaning "longed for, desired".
- How do you pronounce Desideria?
- Desideria is pronounced deh-si-DER-ee-ah, with emphasis on the third syllable.
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