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Desdemona

des-duh-MOH-nuh

Rare & Uncommon ✦ Vintage

✦ Meaning

“Greek origin meaning 'ill-fated' or 'of evil fate.' Most famous from Shakespeare's Othello, lending tragic literary gravitas to this grand classical name.”

Popularity Over Time

Desdemona US popularity rank over timeRank 12382 in 2017 to rank 1829 in 1904. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#1829#7106#123821904192019401960198020002017

Desdemona is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

GreekItalian

Syllables

4

Nicknames

DesMonaDesi

Style

GrandLiteraryRomanticBold

Famous Bearers

  • Desdemona from Othello
  • Desdemona A. Kaboom (cartoon character)

Collections

Literary Names → Mythological Names → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Old Money Names → Vintage Revival →

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Greek roots make it universally recognizable across Western cultures

People Also Ask

Greek origin meaning 'ill-fated' or 'of evil fate.' Most famous from Shakespeare's Othello, lending tragic literary gravitas to this grand classical name.

Desdemona is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's making a comeback as part of the vintage name wave.

Popular nicknames for Desdemona include Des, Mona, Desi.

Names that pair beautifully with Desdemona include Isadora, Cordelia, Leonora, Caspian, Dashiell.