Desdemona Forename
239,625th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 1,108 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda
Desdemona Forename Definition:
A female name. sometimes used as a christian name in recent times after the heroine of Shakespeare’s Othello.Shakespeare took her name, with the story, from Cinthio (Hecatommithi 1565) where it appears as Disdemona, no doubt an adaptation from Greek δυσδαιμονία ‘misery’.
Read More About This ForenameDesdemona Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 100% | 339 | 1:180,124 | 2,665 |
| Brazil | 100% | 208 | 1:1,029,982 | 26,798 |
| United States | 100% | 184 | 1:1,970,310 | 32,986 |
| South Africa | 100% | 62 | 1:879,559 | 35,041 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 52 | 1:3,414,699 | 58,288 |
| Albania | 100% | 38 | 1:80,173 | 6,076 |
| Philippines | 97% | 35 | 1:3,028,842 | 60,361 |
| Argentina | 100% | 30 | 1:1,425,775 | 6,302 |
| Mexico | 100% | 21 | 1:5,911,639 | 22,154 |
| England | 100% | 15 | 1:3,706,861 | 37,754 |
| Germany | 100% | 13 | 1:7,436,760 | 27,072 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 12 | 1:1,408,507 | 21,461 |
| Chile | 100% | 12 | 1:1,467,267 | 11,454 |
| India | 100% | 12 | 1:101,239,831 | 1,357,349 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 7 | 1:4,349,991 | 105,289 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 6 | 1:16,566 | 2,341 |
| Canada | 100% | 5 | 1:6,626,674 | 58,631 |
| France | - | 4 | 1:16,617,585 | 41,065 |
| Honduras | - | 4 | 1:2,204,367 | 17,261 |
| Romania | 100% | 4 | 1:5,012,994 | 31,756 |
| Colombia | - | 4 | 1:11,944,732 | 44,648 |
| Namibia | - | 4 | 1:601,045 | 7,837 |
| Peru | 100% | 3 | 1:10,597,151 | 58,549 |
| Uruguay | - | 3 | 1:1,142,546 | 10,015 |
| Australia | - | 3 | 1:4,552,541 | 30,048 |
| Venezuela | - | 2 | 1:15,100,946 | 147,145 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 2 | 1:7,711,908 | 84,647 |
| Jamaica | - | 2 | 1:1,441,614 | 15,741 |
| Indonesia | - | 2 | 1:128,981,834 | 1,206,875 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 1 | 1:111,580 | 7,062 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
| Wales | 100% | 1 | 1:3,094,309 | 16,222 |
| Bangladesh | - | 1 | 1:159,461,366 | 36,167 |
| Belgium | - | 1 | 1:11,490,041 | 43,727 |
| Burundi | - | 1 | 1:9,906,559 | 2,558 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 1 | 1:7,151,993 | 94,323 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 1 | 1:1,361,419 | 34,512 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 1 | 1:8,213,496 | 36,387 |
| Sweden | 100% | 1 | 1:9,857,907 | 78,968 |
| China | - | 1 | 1:1,366,055,782 | 109,249 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 1 | 1:177,815 | 8,104 |
| Cuba | - | 1 | 1:11,506,552 | 13,531 |
| Hong Kong | - | 1 | 1:7,752,725 | 20,144 |
| Hungary | 100% | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Pakistan | - | 1 | 1:194,357,680 | 303,535 |
| Norway | - | 1 | 1:5,132,329 | 37,513 |
| Israel | 100% | 1 | 1:8,402,918 | 45,019 |
| Liberia | 100% | 1 | 1:4,412,061 | 36,340 |
The alternate forms: Desdémona (3) & Desdêmona (1) are calculated separately.
Desdemona (13) may also be a surname.
Desdemona Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A female name. sometimes used as a christian name in recent times after the heroine of Shakespeare’s Othello.Shakespeare took her name, with the story, from Cinthio (Hecatommithi 1565) where it appears as Disdemona, no doubt an adaptation from Greek δυσδαιμονία ‘misery’.
— The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe
Desdemona Forename Popularity
Desdemona Demographics
Desdemona Political Affiliation
in United States
Sample size: 32 (2014)
United States
Average
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desdémona | 96 | 3 | / |
| Desdêmona | 96 | 1 | / |
| Deusdemona | 95 | 12 | / |
| Desdemosna | 95 | 1 | / |
| Dessdemona | 95 | 1 | / |
| Deszdemona | 95 | 1 | / |
| Dedemona | 94 | 1 | / |
| Desdhemonna | 90 | 2 | / |
| Dheszdemona | 90 | 1 | / |
| Dezdemona | 89 | 417 | / |
| Desdimona | 89 | 54 | / |
| Desdamona | 89 | 39 | / |
| Desdemone | 89 | 8 | / |
| Desdemuna | 89 | 5 | / |
| Disdemona | 89 | 3 | / |
| Deydemona | 89 | 1 | / |
| Desdemena | 89 | 1 | / |
| Desdemono | 89 | 1 | / |
| Desdomona | 89 | 1 | / |
| Dezdeemona | 84 | 3 | / |
| Dedzdemona | 84 | 1 | / |
| Deizdemona | 84 | 1 | / |
| Deusdemina | 84 | 1 | / |
| Desdamonna | 84 | 1 | / |
| Disdimona | 78 | 29 | / |
| Dezdimona | 78 | 8 | / |
| Dezdamona | 78 | 6 | / |
| Desdimuna | 78 | 2 | / |
| Decdimona | 78 | 2 | / |
| Dezdemoni | 78 | 2 | / |
| Dizdemona | 78 | 2 | / |
| Dezdemóna | 78 | 1 | / |
| Desdémone | 78 | 1 | / |
| Dasdimona | 78 | 1 | / |
| Desdimone | 78 | 1 | / |
| Dejzdimona | 74 | 1 | / |
| Dedemonnou | 74 | 1 | / |
| Disdaimona | 74 | 1 | / |
| Dysdaimona | 74 | 1 | / |
| Disdimuna | 67 | 5 | / |
| Disdimonie | 63 | 1 | / |
| Didimana | 59 | 1 | / |
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