Désirée ( given name ) - wikipedia Désirée ( given name ) Desiree Gender Female Origin Word / name Anglicized French Region of origin English - speaking world Other names Alternative spelling Desirée Related names Des Desiree or Desirée / ˈdɛ. zi. reɪ / is a female given name. It is an anglicization of the French name Désirée meaning desired. The Puritans used the name Desire as a given name for females. Notable people People with the given name Desiree, Desirae, or Désirée : Des'ree ( born 1968 ), a British pop - soul vocalist throughout the 1990s Desirae Brown, singer of The 5 Browns Desireé Cousteau ( born 1956 ), an American porn actress Desiree del Valle, Philippine - American actress Desirée Goyette, American singer Desiree Hartsock, The Bachelorette of 2013 Desiree Heslop ( born 1961 ), a British singer also known by the stage name Princess Desiree Horton ( born 1971, nickname : `` Chopper Chick '' ), a Los Angeles helicopter pilot and TV reporter Desiree van Lunteren, Dutch footballer Desiree Lowry, director of Miss Universe Puerto Rico, former Miss Puerto Rico 1995 and 4th runner - up at Miss Universe 1995 Desirée Rogers ( born 1959 ), White House Social Secretary Desiree Washington ( born 1973 ), a beauty pageant contestant See also Désirée ( given name ), the French given name Désiré, the male form References Jump up ^ Bardsley, Charles W. ( 1888 ). Curiosities of Puritan Nomenclature ( 2nd ed. ). London : Chatto & Windus. p. 252. This page or section lists people that share the same given name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Desiree_(given_name)&oldid=822497566 '' Categories : Given names Feminine given names Hidden categories : All set index articles Talk About Wikipedia Deutsch Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 26 January 2018, at 18 : 32. About Wikipedia

Question: what is the meaning of the name desiree
Answer: desired