Meaning of name Desire

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Meaning

The name Desire has the following meaning:

"To crave" in French. Made its way to England and subsequently to the rest of the English speaking world.

This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name.

Popularity

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As a baby girl name, Desire is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.

There are no available popularity statistics for the name Desire in the USA, for the past 100 years.

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Pronunciation

The name Desire is pronounced as deh-suh-ray

Origins

Desire originates from the French language.
See other suggested French baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Desire and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Desire: Boys - Chauncey, Gage, Jarvis, Nazaire, Raynard, Reynard, Travis, Girls - Bernadette, Chanel, Charlotte, Cherie, Both genders - Dior, Mabel, Marie, Michelle

Variants

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Style

We think the name Desire should fall under the following style category: For Both Genders.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Desire to be: gorgeous and sexy

In one word, you might describe Desire as a(n) "gorgeous" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Desire (or its variants) are:

Desir� Randall Wilson , born on 26 November, a famous auto racing driver. Desir� Randall Wilson 's background: Born in 1953, she is a former racing driver from South Africa. She is one of only five women to have competed in Formula One and in 1980, became the only woman to win an F1 race of any kind when she won at Brands Hatch in the British Aurora F1 series.