60%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Late Roman Meaning & History Derived from Latin desiderium meaning "longing, desire". It was the name of several early saints. It was also borne in the 8th century by the last king of the Lombard Kingdom. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details RootdesiderareVariantDesideratusFeminine FormsDesiderata, DesideriaOther Languages & CulturesDesi(English) Désiré, Didier(French) Dezső(Hungarian) Desiderio(Italian) Desidério(Portuguese) Dezideriu(Romanian) Desiderio(Spanish) Categories ascetics, desire, educators, healthcare, kings, Latin words, painters, philosophers, printmakers, saints, teachers