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 of Aquitaine (died 587), Gallo-Roman dux in the Kingdom of the Franks 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 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 also Desiderio Didier (disambiguation) Désirée (given name) Dizier