Desi
[ˈdeɪsi]Meaning
diminutive of Desmond, Desiree and other names beginning with a similar sound
Background Story
Desi is a diminutive of Desmond, Desiree and other names beginning with a similar sound, and in the case of musician and actor Desi Arnaz it was a diminutive of Desiderio. Behind the Name records the name as used in Czech, Dutch, French, German, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Late Roman, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak and Spanish. The separate term desi, from Sanskrit dēśá meaning 'land' or 'country', describes the peoples, cultures and products of the Indian subcontinent and their diaspora.
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