Désiré is a French male given name, which means "desired, wished". The female form is
Désirée.
Behind the Name
/ref> Désiré may refer to:
* Amable Courtecuisse (1823 - 1873), French baritone known simply as Désiré
* Désiré Bastin
Désiré Bastin (4 March 1900 – 18 April 1971) was a Belgian association football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet ...
(1900–1972), Belgian football player
* Dési Bouterse
Desiré Delano "Dési" Bouterse (; born 13 October 1945) is a Surinamese military officer, politician, convicted murderer and drug trafficker who served as President of Suriname from 2010 to 2020. From 1980 to 1987, he was Suriname's ''de facto ...
(born 1945), Surinamese politician
* Désiré Charnay
Claude-Joseph Désiré Charnay (2 May 182824 October 1915) was a French traveller and archaeologist notable both for his explorations of Mexico and Central America, and for the pioneering use of photography to document his discoveries.
Biograph ...
(1828–1915), French archaeologist
* Désiré Collen (born 1943), Belgian physician
* Désiré Dalloz
Désiré Dalloz (12 August 1795 – 12 January 1869) was a French jurist, politician and publisher.
Life
Born in Septmoncel, Jura, he pursued the profession of an advocate. He was admitted to the bar of the Cour royale in 1817, and practiced l ...
(1795–1869), French jurist
* Désiré Defauw
Désiré Defauw (5 September 1885, Ghent, Belgium – 25 July 1960, Gary, Indiana, United States) was a Belgian conductor and violinist.
During World War I he became a refugee, working in London where in 1917 he appeared at the Wigmore Hal ...
(1885–1960), Belgian conductor
* Désiré Dondeyne
Désiré Louis Corneille Dondeyne (21 July 1921 – 12 February 2015) was a French conductor, composer and teacher who was born in Laon in the Aisne département.
He studied music at the conservatory in Lille and beginning in 1936 at the Conserv ...
(1921-2015), French conductor
* Désiré Ferry
Désiré Ferry (26 October 1886 – 11 January 1940) was a French politician of the Third Republic.
Ferry was born in Metz. He studied law at the University of Nancy and worked as a writer and publisher. During the First World War he served with ...
(1886–1940), French politician
* Désiré Girouard (1836–1911), Canadian lawyer
* Désiré de Haerne (1804 - 1890), Signatory of the Belgian Constitution
* Désiré Keteleer
Désiré "Dis" Keteleer (13 June 1920 – 17 September 1970) was a Belgium, Belgian professional road bicycle racer. Keteleer was born in Anderlecht and was professional from 1942 until 1961, winning the inaugural Tour of Romandie in 1947 an ...
(1920–1970), Belgian cyclist
* Désiré Koranyi
Désiré Koranyi (28 January 1914 – 9 January 1981), a.k.a. Dezsõ Korányi or Dezsõ Kronenberger, was a Hungarian- French football player. He played club soccer most notably with FC Sète where he won the Division 1 in 1938-39. He was cap ...
(1914–1981), Hungarian-French football player
* Désiré Mbonabucya
Désiré Mbonabucya (born 25 February 1977) is a Rwandan former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Club career
Mbonabucya was born in Kigali, Rwanda. He was considered a valuable goalscorer for Sint-Truidense V.V. during his t ...
(born 1977), Rwandan football player
* Désiré Mérchez
Désiré Alfred Mérchez (16 August 1882 – 8 July 1968) was a male French swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was born in Lille and died in Nice
Nice ( , ; Niçard dialect, Niçard: , cla ...
(1882–1968), French swimmer
* Désiré Munyaneza (born 1966), Rwandan war criminal
* Désiré Nisard
Jean Marie Napoléon Désiré Nisard (20 March 1806 – 27 March 1888) was a French author and literary critic. He was born at Châtillon-sur-Seine.
Career
In 1826 he joined the staff of the ''Journal des Débats'', but subsequently transferre ...
(1806–1888), French author
* Désiré Olivier Bourbeau
Désiré Olivier Bourbeau (21 September 1834 – 21 December 1900) was a Canadian politician and merchant.
The son of L. Bourbeau and Édesse Gauvreau, Bourbeau established himself as a merchant in Victoriaville. He married M.B. Bouchard. B ...
(1834–1900), Canadian politician
* Désiré Rakotoarijaona (born 1934), Prime Minister of Madagascar
* Désiré van Monckhoven (1834–1882), Belgian chemist
* Désiré Vervoort (1810–1886), Belgian lawyer
See also
* Constant-Désiré
* Désiré-Émile
* Désiré-Joseph
* Désiré-Lucas
* Désiré-Magloire
* François-Désiré
* Jacques-Désiré
* Jean-Désiré
* Joseph-Désiré
* Laurent-Désiré
* Louis-Désiré
* Saint-Désiré
References
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French masculine given names