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Desaree
How to Pronounce Desaree
Pronounced dez-uh-RAY /ˌdɛz.əˈreɪ/Medium
Meaning: Desaree is a phonetic respelling of Desiree, the French name meaning 'desired' or 'longed for', ultimately from the Latin Desideratus.Medium
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History & Origin
Desaree is a sound-it-out respelling of Desiree, from French desirer, 'to desire', and behind it the Latin Desideratus, 'the desired one'. The spelling swaps the French '-iree' for the plainer '-aree' an English reader would sound out.
As a spelling it belongs to the later twentieth century, when phonetic variants of French names flourished; it stayed rare, only a few dozen girls a year at its 1990 peak, and reads as a warmly of-its-era choice.
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What does the name Desaree mean?
Desaree is a phonetic respelling of Desiree, French for 'desired' or 'longed for'.
How do you pronounce Desaree?
It's said dez-uh-RAY /ˌdɛz.əˈreɪ/ — three syllables, stress on the last.
Is Desaree a boy or girl name?
Desaree is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Desaree?
Desaree is a rare, late-twentieth-century respelling of the more familiar Desiree.