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