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Desirey
How to Pronounce Desirey
Pronounced dez-uh-RAY /ˌdɛzəˈreɪ/Low
Meaning: Desirey is a phonetic respelling of Desiree, the French name meaning desired or longed for, which traces to the Latin Desiderata, given to a long-awaited child; the -ey ending simply reshapes the French -ee.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Desirey follows the popularity of Desiree, which rose among American girls through the nineteen-eighties and nineties. This spelling stayed rare, echoing the parent name's sound while trading its French tail for an -ey, and reached a modest high in the late nineteen-nineties.
It was never common, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak, because most families kept the familiar Desiree. A girl spelled Desirey at that high would be in her late twenties today. The respelling smooths the pronunciation for English readers while keeping the French meaning, desired.
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What does the name Desirey mean?
It is a respelling of Desiree, a French name meaning desired or longed for, from the Latin Desiderata.
How do you pronounce Desirey?
It is said dez-uh-RAY /ˌdɛzəˈreɪ/, three syllables with the stress on the last.
Is Desirey a boy or girl name?
Desirey is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Desirey?
It has always been very rare, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the late nineteen-nineties.