Desiderio is both a surname and a given name in
Italian,
Spanish and
Portuguese (Desidério), derived from the
Latin
Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...
Desiderius.
Notable people with the name include:
Surname:
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Monsù Desiderio (1593–1620), French painter
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Reginald B. Desiderio
Reginald Benjamin Desiderio (September 12, 1918 – November 27, 1950) was a soldier in the United States Army during the Korean War. He Posthumous recognition, posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his actions on November 27, 1950 during ...
(1918–1950), soldier in the United States Army
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Desiderio Army Airfield, Pyeongtaek, South Korea, named after Reginald B. Desiderio
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Robert Desiderio (born 1951), American actor
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Vincent Desiderio (born 1955), American realist painter
Given name:
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Desiderio Costa (born 1934), Angolan politician
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Desiderio da Settignano (c.1430–1464), Italian sculptor
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Desi Arnaz (1917–1986), Cuban-born American entertainer
Film
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''Desire'' (1946 Italian film), a 1946 film known by this title in Italian
See also
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Desiderius (given name) Desiderius is a Latin given name, related to ''desiderium'' - which can be translated as "ardent desire" or "the longed-for". Various other forms include Desiderio in Italian, Desiderio or Desi in Spanish, Desidério in Portuguese, Didier in Fr ...
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Didier (disambiguation)
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Dizier
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