Desiderius

Desiderius is a male given name derived from the Latin verb desiderare (desire, desire).

variants

The name form in several Romance languages is Desiderio , in French Didier , in Italian Desideri , in Hungarian Dezső and in Romanian Dezideriu .

name day

• 23. May

Female forms of names

• Desideria
• Désirée

Name bearer

• The lecturer Desiderius, deacon of Bishop Januarius of Naples († 305)
• The alleged Caesar Desiderius († 353?), Brother of Magnentius
• St. Bishop Desiderius of Langres (around 355 or 407) - Feast day: 23 May and in Langres: 19 January
• Desiderius of Aquitaine († 587), Gallo-Roman duke in Aquitaine
• St. Archbishop Desiderius von Vienne († around 606) - Remembrance Day: May 26th
• St. Bishop Desiderius von Cahors († 655) - Remembrance Day: November 15
• St. Bishop Desiderius Rhodonensis († around 670) - Remembrance Day: September 17
• St. Monk Desiderius von Fontenelle († around 700) - Remembrance Day: December 18
• The last Longobard king Desiderius (ruled until 774)
• St. Hermit Desiderius (Hermit) (8th century) - Remembrance Day: March 25
• The abbot Desiderius of Montecassino , elected Pope in 1086 (Viktor III.)
• The Italian cathar leader Desiderius, around 1200
• The learned Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam
• Desiderius Beck (1804–1877), founder of the saline mud bath in Aibling
• Desiderius Hampel (1895–1981), Austrian officer in the Waffen SS