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. It comes from the Ancient Roman names Didius and

Desiderius Desiderius, also known as Daufer or Dauferius (born – died ), was king of the Lombards in northern Italy, ruling from 756 to 774. The Frankish king of renown, Charlemagne, married Desiderius's daughter and subsequently conquered his realm. Des ...

. During the 5th century AD, with the Christianisation of ancient pagan names, it has become associated with the name ''

'', related to

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''desiderium'' – which can be translated as "ardent desire" or "the longed-for".

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Didier Agathe Didier Fernand Agathe (born 16 August 1975) is a French football manager and former professional footballer who most recently managed Chester-le-Street United. He is most known for his playing time at Celtic. Agathe began his career at French ...

(born 1975), French footballer * Didier André (born 1974), French race car driver * Didier Boulaud (born 1950), French senate member *

Didier Burkhalter Didier Eric Burkhalter (born 17 April 1960) is a Swiss politician who served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council from 2009 to 2017. A member of FDP.The Liberals, he was President of the Swiss Confederation in 2014. Burkhalter was elected ...

(born 1960), Swiss politician * Didier of Cahors (c. 580–655), Desiderius or (saint) Didier, French saint *

Didier Couécou Didier Couécou (born 25 July 1944) is a former French footballer who played striker. He was part of France national football team at the FIFA World Cup 1966 The 1966 FIFA World Cup was the eighth FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football t ...

(born 1944), French footballer *

Didier Daeninckx Didier Daeninckx (born 27 April 1949 in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis) is a French author and left-wing politician of Belgian descent, best known for his '' romans noirs''. Works translated into English *' (''Meurtres pour mémoire'') by Melvill ...

(born 1949), French

crime In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a state or other authority. The term ''crime'' does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple and universally accepted definition,Farmer, Lindsay: "Crime, definitions of", in Ca ...

writer and politician *

Didier Delsalle Didier Delsalle (born May 6, 1957, in Aix-en-Provence, France) is a fighter pilot and helicopter test pilot. On May 14, 2005, he became the first (and only) person to land a helicopter, the Eurocopter AS350 Squirrel, on the summit of Mount Ever ...

(born 1957), French helicopter pilot *

Didier Deschamps Didier Claude Deschamps (; born 15 October 1968) is a French professional football manager and former player who has been manager of the France national team since 2012. He played as a defensive midfielder for several clubs, in France, Italy, ...

(born 1968), French international footballer and manager *

Didier Diderot Didier Diderot (14 September 1685 in Langres – 3 June 1759 ibid) was a French craftsman and the father of the encyclopedist, author, philosopher of enlightenment Denis Diderot. Biography Didier Diderot descended from families of local craf ...

(1685–1759), French craftsman * Didier Drogba (born 1978), Ivorian association football player * Didier Flament (born 1951), French fencer * Didier Hassoux, French investigative journalist *

Didier Lavergne Didier Lavergne is a French make-up artist. He won an Academy Award for Best Makeup as well as a BAFTA Award for Best Makeup for his work in ''La Vie en rose "La Vie en rose" (; ) is the signature song of popular French singer Édith Piaf, wri ...

, French make-up artist *

Didier Marouani Didier "Ecama" Marouani (born 14 July 1953, in Monaco) is a French composer and musician. Biography Didier started his career as a pop singer and made his first single, "Je suis ton chevalier" with Etienne Roda-Gil as a lyricist in 1975. He ...

(born 1953), French musician, founder of music group "Space" *

Didier Ollé-Nicolle Didier Ollé-Nicolle (born 2 September 1961) is French football manager and former player who played as a defender. He recently managed Division 1 Féminine side Paris Saint-Germain Féminine. Club career Ollé-Nicolle was born in Belley, A ...

(born 1961) is French former footballer and football manager *

Didier Opertti Didier Opertti Badán (born 23 April 1937) is a Uruguayan political figure and lawyer. Political offices in Uruguay Interior Minister Opertti served as the interior minister of Uruguay from 1995 to 1998 in the government of Julio María Sanguin ...

(born 1937), Uruguayan political figure and lawyer * Didier Pironi (1952–1987), French Formula One driver *

Didier Pittet Didier Pittet (born 20 March 1957 in Geneva, Switzerland) is an infectious diseases expert and the director of thInfection Control ProgrammeanWHO Collaborating Centre on Patient SafetyThe_Graham_Ayliffe_Lecture(Hospital_Infection_Society),_UK ...

(born 1957), Swiss immunologist *

Didier Raoult Didier Raoult (; born 13 March 1952) is a retired French physician and microbiologist specialising in infectious diseases. He taught about infectious diseases at the Faculty of Medicine of Aix-Marseille University (AMU), and in 1984, created the ...

(born 1952), French physician and microbiologist. *

Didier Ratsiraka Didier Ignace Ratsiraka (; 4 November 1936 – 28 March 2021) was a Malagasy politician and naval officer who was President of Madagascar from 1975 to 1993 and from 1997 to 2002. At the time of his death, he was the longest-serving President o ...

(1936–2021), Malagasy politician, President of Madagascar from 1975 to 1993 and from 1997 to 2002 *

Didier Reynders Didier Reynders (; born 6 August 1958) is a Belgian politician and a member of the Mouvement Réformateur (MR) serving as European Commissioner for Justice since 2019. He held various positions in public institutions before becoming a member of ...

(born 1958), Belgian politician *

Didier Sornette Didier Sornette (born June 25, 1957 in Paris) is a French researcher studying subjects including complex systems and risk management. He is Professor on the Chair of Entrepreneurial Risks at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH ...

(born 1957), French physicist, economist, and risk manager. *

Didier Van Cauwelaert Didier Van Cauwelaert (born 29 July 1960) is a French author of Belgian descent who was born in Nice. In 1994 his novel '' Un Aller simple'' won the Prix Goncourt. In 1997 he was awarded the Grand prix du théâtre de l’Académie française. ...

(born 1960), French author of Belgian descent *

Didier Zokora Déguy Alain Didier Zokora (born 14 December 1980) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He represented the Ivory Coast national team for 14 years, beginning in 2000, and is currently the nation's mos ...

(born 1980), Ivorian international footballer

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Candice Didier Candice Didier (born 15 January 1988, in Strasbourg) is a French former competitive figure skater. She is the Figure skating at the 2011 Winter Universiade, 2011 Winter Universiade champion and a three-time (2003, 2004, 2009) French Figure Skatin ...

(born 1988), French figure skater *

Charles Didier Charles Didier (15 September 1805 – 7 March 1864) was a Swiss writer, poet and traveller. Charles Didier followed classic studies in Geneva, where he published two collections of poems, ''La Harpe helvétique'' (1825) and ''Mélodies helvétiqu ...

(1805–1864), Swiss writer, poet and traveller *

Clint Didier Clinton Bradley Didier (born April 4, 1959) is a professional American football player and politician. He played for the Washington Redskins and Green Bay Packers, and later sought elected office on four occasions. Didier was finally elected to ...

(born 1959), American politician and football tight end in the NFL * Eugene L. Didier (1838–1913), American writer * Évelyne Didier (born 1948), French senate member *

John Peter Didier John Peter Didier (1748–1823) was a U.S. politician and the first State Treasurer of Missouri. John Peter Didier was reportedly a native of France. Prior to emigrated to the United States, he married Marie Elizabeth Mercier in Besancon, Franc ...

(1748–1823), U.S. politician, first State Treasurer of Missouri *

Laurent Didier Laurent Didier (born 19 July 1984) is a Luxembourgish former professional road bicycle racer, who competed between 2006 and 2018 for the , Designa Køkken, and teams. Career Didier is from Dippach, Luxembourg and his ancestors are no strangers ...

(born 1984), Luxembourgish road bicycle racer *

Mel Didier Melvin Joffrion Didier Sr. (June 25, 1926 – September 10, 2017) was an American professional baseball pitcher in Minor League Baseball for two years (1948-49). However, he spent more than 60 years in pro ball as a scout and executive. Biograp ...

(born 1927), American baseball player, coach, scout, and executive *

Raymond Didier Raymond Ernest Didier (January 17, 1920 – March 9, 1978) was an American football coach, baseball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at the Southwestern Louisiana Institute—now known as University ...

(1920–1978), American college sports coach and administrator

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