First names in Hebrew

First name Desiree: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

דזירה

Gematria value: 226

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Desiree is written דזירה

Meaning and origin

What does Desiree mean?

Meaning: "desired" (Latin desiderata)
Origin: Latin

Desiree comes from the French Désirée, from the Latin desiderata, “desired, longed for”. It is the name of a child long hoped for. It was carried by a French-born queen of Sweden, Désirée Clary, and became popular in America in the 1980s.

Gematria

Desiree = 226

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. דזירה has 5 letters:

• דthe letter Dalet4
• זthe letter Zayin7
• יthe letter Yod10
• רthe letter Resh200
• הthe letter He5
• Total226

The verse of the name

From the letter Dalet to the letter He

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Desiree, from ד to ה:

דְּאָגָה בְלֶב־אִישׁ יַשְׁחֶנָּה וְדָבָר טוֹב יְשַׂמְּחֶנָּה׃

“Worry in a man's heart weighs it down, but a good word makes it glad.”

Proverbs 12:25

The book of your first name

Desiree, in nine pages

• Desiree, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Desiree
• Desiree, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Desiree in three answers

How do you write Desiree in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Desiree is written דזירה.

What is the gematria value of Desiree?
Written דזירה, Desiree is worth 226: the letter Dalet (4) + the letter Zayin (7) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter He (5).

What does Desiree mean?
Desired" (Latin desiderata) (origin: Latin). Desiree comes from the French Désirée, from the Latin desiderata, “desired, longed for”. It is the name of a child long hoped for. It was carried by a French-born queen of Sweden, Désirée Clary, and became popular in America in the 1980s.