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Désirée, Desiree or Desirée (with other variations possible) is a feminine given name of French origin ultimately derived from the Latin word desiderata, meaning desired. [2] Desideria, an early version of the name and a feminine form of Desiderius, was in use in Europe as early as the 800s. [3] The Puritans used the name Desire as a virtue ...
Désiré is a French male given name, which means "desired, wished". The female form is Désirée. [1] Désiré may refer to: Amable Courtecuisse (1823 - 1873), French baritone known simply as Désiré; Désiré Bastin (1900–1972), Belgian football player
Desiree Gould (1945–2021), American actress; Desiree Heslop (born 1961), British singer also known by the stage name Princess; Desiree Horton (born 1971), nicknamed "Chopper Chick", Los Angeles helicopter pilot/TV reporter and United States Forest Service helicopter firefighter; Désirée Malonga (born 1981), Afro-Romanian actress and model
Désirée Clary was born in Marseille, France, the daughter of François Clary (Marseille, St. Ferreol, 24 February 1725 – Marseille, 20 January 1794), a wealthy silk manufacturer and merchant, by his second wife (m. 26 June 1759) Françoise Rose Somis (Marseille, St. Ferreol, 30 August 1737 – Paris, 28 January 1815).
The story behind Whoopi Goldberg’s name came straight from a real-life experience. “Once I started getting parts in plays, I wanted a name that sounded more interesting. Caryn Johnson wasn’t ...
Though Kate Chopin is usually considered to be a writer of American realism and naturalism, the story is difficult to classify, in part because it is extremely short.The story leaves the moral conclusion up to the reader, suggesting it is naturalistic, but the fairytale-like elements of the love story are inconsistent with either naturalism or realism.
Des'ree was born in Croydon, South East London, [7] on 30 November 1968. [8] [9] Her mother is from British Guiana (now Guyana), and her father is from Barbados.She was introduced to reggae, calypso, and jazz music by her parents. [6]
Deseret was proposed as a name for the U.S. state of Utah. Brigham Young—governor of Utah Territory from 1850 to 1858 and president of the LDS Church from 1847 to 1877—favored the name as a symbol of industry. Young taught that Church members should be productive and self-sufficient, a trait he had perceived in honeybees.