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Desree
How to Pronounce Desree
Pronounced dez-uh-RAY /dɛz.əˈreɪ/Medium
Meaning: Desree is a phonetic respelling of Desiree, from the French Désirée, meaning 'desired' or 'longed for' — a name given to a much-wanted child. It drops the accents and the second i of the standard form.Medium
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History & Origin
Desree is a variant of Desiree, itself the English form of French Désirée, 'the desired one'. The name carries the sense of a longed-for child. This spelling appeared from the late 1960s and crested around 1995 at a few dozen girls a year.
It reads as a streamlined, of-the-moment take on a tender French classic. A girl named Desree at its peak would be reaching her thirties, and the spelling remains an uncommon alternative to Desiree.
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What does the name Desree mean?
Desree is a variant of Desiree, from French Désirée, meaning 'desired' or 'longed for'.
How do you pronounce Desree?
It's said dez-uh-RAY /dɛz.əˈreɪ/ — three syllables, stress on the last.
Is Desree a boy or girl name?
Desree is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Desree?
Desree is an uncommon respelling of the more familiar Desiree.