Desiderius

Dictionary of Medieval Names
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Desiderius m. Latin desiderius 'longed for, desired; favorite'.

The name of a 4th C marytr, four 7th C Frankish saints, an 8th C Lombard king, an 8th C Italian saint, the birth name of an 11th C pope, and the birth name of the 15th-16th C Humanist better known as Erasmus.

Belgium

Latin: ● 1106 Desiderio (abl) CartStBert 2; 1165 Desiderii (gen) ibid. 18; 1168 Desiderii (gen) ibid. 19, Desiderius (nom) ibid. 19; 1176 Desiderio (abl) ibid. 22; 1179 Desiderius (nom) ibid. 24

England

Dutch: ● 1588 Didier AuFr Tombe; 1590 Didier ibid. Bierman; 1593 Didier ibid. Tombe

France

Latin: ● 1038x? Desiderii (gen) St-Barnard-Romans 122; 628 Desiderio (abl) DCEL-2 CCXLIV, Desiderium (acc) ibid. CCXLIV, Desiderius (nom) ibid. CCXLIV; 629 Desiderium (acc) ibid. CCXLVI, Desiderius (nom) ibid. CCXLVI; 694 Desiderius (nom) ibid. Add. VI; 952x100 Desiderius (nom) St-Barnard-Romans no. 101; 958x992 Disderio (abl) ibid. no. 87; 11thC Desiderius (nom) CartSPL1 I; 1051 Desiderius (nom) St-Barnard-Romans no. 142; 1052 Desiderii (gen) ibid. no. 85, Desiderius (nom) ibid. no. 85; 1060 Desiderius (nom) StVdM-II 730; 1083 Desiderio (abl) St-Barnard-Romans no. 119; 1101 Desiderii (gen) CartSPL1 X; 1101x1105 Desiderii (gen) ibid. XI; 1123 Desiderius (nom) CartYonne1 CXXXV; 1378 Desiderii (gen) hanquetvol1 226, Desiderio (dat) ibid. 104
Middle French: ● 1418 Dydier DdB1418 p. 210

Germany

Latin: ● 1197 Desiderius (nom) quix-vol1 83

Hungary

Latin: ◑ 1311 Deseu (nom) Slíz p. 96, s.n. Deseu; 1314 desev (nom) ibid. p. 97, s.n. Deseu; 1317 Deseu (nom) ibid. p. 96, s.n. Deseu, desew (nom) ibid. p. 98, s.n. Deseu; 1318 deseu (nom) ibid. p. 96, s.n. Deseu; 1322 Deseu (nom) ibid. p. 96, s.n. Deseu; 1323 Deseu (nom) ibid. p. 96, s.n. Deseu; 1324 Deseu (nom) ibid. p. 96, s.n. Deseu, Desev (nom) ibid. p. 97, s.n. Deseu; 1326 Deseu (nom) ibid. p. 96, s.n. Deseu, Desew (nom) ibid. p. 98, s.n. Deseu; 1327 Deseu (nom) ibid. p. 96, s.n. Deseu; 1328 Deseu (nom) ibid. p. 96, s.n. Deseu; 1329 Dessew (nom) ibid. p. 98, s.n. Deseu; 1330 Deseu (nom) ibid. p. 96, s.n. Deseu, Desew (nom) ibid. p. 96, s.n. Deseu; 1332 Deseu (nom) ibid. p. 97, s.n. Deseu; 1332x1337 Desev (nom) ibid. p. 98, s.n. Deseu; 1334 Deseu (nom) ibid. p. 96, s.n. Deseu; 1335 Deseu (nom) ibid. p. 97, s.n. Deseu, Desev (nom) ibid. p. 98, s.n. Deseu, Desew (nom) ibid. p. 98, s.n. Deseu; 1336 Deseu (nom) ibid. p. 97, s.n. Deseu; 1337 Desew (nom) ibid. p. 98, s.n. Deseu; 1338 Desew (nom) ibid. p. 96, s.n. Deseu; 1339 Deseu (nom) ibid. p. 97, s.n. Deseu; 1340 Dese (nom) ibid. p. 97, s.n. Deseu; 1341 Deseu (nom) ibid. p. 97, s.n. Deseu, Desew (nom) ibid. p. 98, s.n. Deseu, Desk (nom) ibid. p. 98, s.n. Deseu; 1342 Deseu (nom) ibid. p. 97, s.n. Deseu

Italy

Italian: ● 1513x1521 Desiderio LeoX p. 18

Spain

Catalan: ● 1510 Desideri valencia1510 888

Switzerland

Latin: ● 1235 Desiderius (nom) CLC p. 46

Cite as: M. Slíz, S.L. Uckelman. "Desiderius". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2023, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2023/1/name/Desiderius.