Comments for DESDEMONA:

Means "of the devil" in Greek.

-- kelley  6/27/2005

How would it mean "of the devil"? "Ill-fated" seems suitable for the Shakespeare character.
Mona or Dessi could be nice nicknames.

-- Anonymous User  1/10/2007

It is unlikely that it is Greek for "of the devil" as Greek theology has no devil - it has a lord of the underworld which, unlike the Christian connection to hell or a place for evildoers after death, the underworld is the place where all souls go after death, good and bad. Therefore the Greeks are unlikely to have a word in connection a Christian spiritual figure.

-- VictoriaCalledTori  8/1/2007

While we were performing in "Desdemona" a play based off of Othello, we used the pet name Dezi or Desi when referring to the character.

-- klatukatt  8/11/2005

I like the name, but not the meaning.

-- Mithos514  3/19/2006

Desdemona was the name of a cat belonging to Mutt's son Cicero in the comic strip "Mutt and Jeff." She was featured in a spin-off strip called "Cicero's Cat."

-- Kosta  7/31/2007

In Verdi's opera Otello the name is accented on the second syllable.

-- Kosta  8/8/2007

That's because Giuseppe Verdi was Italian, and des-DE-mo-na is the Italian pronunciation of the name.

In Spanish it's spelt Desdémona and pronounced the same as in Italian.

-- caoilainn  1/30/2008

Brian Scary and the Shredding Tears wrote a song called Desdemona's Leaving.

-- thefancyapple  8/25/2007

I think the name sounds extremely romantic and beautiful.

-- Renthead13  11/17/2007

I wouldn't want to name my daughter after a character killed by her husband in a very famous play. Besides, the name would lead to rather crappy nicknames, and it's quite lengthy and unusual in a bad way.

-- slight night shiver  4/21/2008

My mum is a Shakespeare nut and wanted to name me Desdemona, Ophelia, or Cordelia. I love the name Desdemona, but it is a little much. Imagine a toddler named Desdemona Cordelia! I'm glad she picked something else. This name works well with a more common or more plain middle name. Has a sad meaning, but the Shakespeare connotation overrules it.

-- amishigloo  6/25/2008

Desi, Demi, and Mona could be cute nicknames, but I don't like that it has the word "demon" in the middle.

-- pandasayscynical  12/28/2008

Desdemona is the name of a character in the novel 'Middlesex', by Jeffrey Eugenides.

-- RazzleDazzle  1/8/2009

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