78%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Various Pronounced Pron. DEHZ-ee(English) [key·IPA] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links In the case of musician and actor Desi Arnaz (1917-1986) it was a diminutive of Desiderio. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & CulturesDidier(French) Dezső(Hungarian) Desiderio(Italian) Desiderius(Late Roman) Desidério(Portuguese) Dezideriu(Romanian) Desiderio(Spanish) User SubmissionDesi PopularityDetails Last ranked #977 in 1970 United States Categories currently out of the US top 1000, desire, diminutives, short forms Entry updated April 25, 2021
