Desiderius (given name)
Desiderius is a Latin given name, related to desiderium - which can be translated as "ardent desire" or "the longed-for". Various other forms include Desiderio in Italian, Desiderio or Desi in Spanish, Desidério in Portuguese, Didier in French and Dezső in Hungarian.
Desiderius may refer to:
- Desiderius (died c. 786), the last king of the Lombard Kingdom of northern Italy
- Desiderius, Abbot of Monte Cassino (c. 1026-1087), successor of Pope Gregory VII
- Desiderius Erasmus (c. 1466-1536), Dutch humanist and theologian
- Desiderius Hampel (1895-1981), Waffen-SS general
- Desiderius of Aquitaine (died 587), Gallo-Roman dux in the Kingdom of the Franks
- Desiderius Wein (1873-1944), Hungarian doctor and gymnast
Saints
- Desiderius (lector), (died c. 303)
- Desiderius of Auxerre, (died 621), bishop of Auxerre
- Desiderius of Cahors (c. 580–655), Merovingian royal official
- Desiderius of Fontenelle (died c. 700), Frankish saint
- Desiderius of Vienne (died 607), archbishop of Vienne and chronicler
- Desiderius of Pistoia, (died 725); See Barontius and Desiderius
See also
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