Save Gender Feminine Usage Catalan, Catalan (Valencian) Pronounced Pron. də-zəm-pə-RATS(Catalan) deh-zam-pa-RATS(Valencian) [key·IPA] Meaning & History Catalan form of Desamparados, taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, Mare de Déu dels Desamparats, meaning "Mother of God of the Forsaken."