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Help[Opinions] Re: Desideria
in reply to a message by Orsino
My feelings for Desideria take a bit of a build up.
I grew up loving the name Desmond for a boy because my parents had a friend named Des and I loved the nn Desi. Looking for a feminine version I wanted to love Desiree. It had a pretty sound, but the "desire" aspect bothered me. It felt too sexual to give a dd. Then I discovered that when French parents use the name it's with the meaning that the child is desired / wanted by them; the child is loved and anticipated. So that changed my whole attitue to Desiree.
Then, I found out that Lucille Ball's dh Desi was actually Desiderio. Wow. Great name for a boy. And then I realized the feminine form, Desideria, ("dez-i-DEHR-ee-uh") existed. Now I had a gorgeous and unapologetically frilly alternative to gorgeous, sleek Desiree. Yay! :-) The many moods of "Des."
And for anyone out there who isn't feeling Desideria, how about Desdemona?
I grew up loving the name Desmond for a boy because my parents had a friend named Des and I loved the nn Desi. Looking for a feminine version I wanted to love Desiree. It had a pretty sound, but the "desire" aspect bothered me. It felt too sexual to give a dd. Then I discovered that when French parents use the name it's with the meaning that the child is desired / wanted by them; the child is loved and anticipated. So that changed my whole attitue to Desiree.
Then, I found out that Lucille Ball's dh Desi was actually Desiderio. Wow. Great name for a boy. And then I realized the feminine form, Desideria, ("dez-i-DEHR-ee-uh") existed. Now I had a gorgeous and unapologetically frilly alternative to gorgeous, sleek Desiree. Yay! :-) The many moods of "Des."
And for anyone out there who isn't feeling Desideria, how about Desdemona?
This message was edited 2/14/2011, 9:12 AM
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