Des - Meaning of Des
What does Des mean?
[ 1 syll. des, de-s ] The baby boy name Des is also used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is DEH †. Des is used chiefly in the English language, and its origin is Latin and Celtic.
Des is a variant of the name Desiderio (Italian and Spanish).
Des is also a short form of the name Desmond (English and Irish) in the English language.
See also the related categories, english, latin, and celtic.
Des is infrequently used as a baby name for boys. It is listed outside of the top 1000 names. Out of the group of boy names directly linked to Des, Desmond was the most popular in 2018.
Baby names that sound like Des include De, Dade, Dae, Dai, Daie, Daith, Daithí, Daoud, Dat, Daw, Dawe, Dawûd, Day, Daye, Dee, Dew, Dewann, Diede, Dieuwe, and Dijee.
† Pronunciation for Des: D as in "day (D.EY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)"
A famous person named Des is TV Presenter Desmond 'Des' Lynam, born Desmond Michael Lynam, 17 September 1942 - Ennis, County Clare, Ireland.

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