Desdemona
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Desdemona, as a name, may refer to:
- Desdemona, a fictional character in a tale found in the Hecatommithi (1565) by Cinthio (Giovanni Battista Giraldi)
- Desdemona (Othello), a fictional character in William Shakespeare's play Othello (1603)
- Desdemona (Otello), a soprano role in Giuseppe Verdi's opera Otello (1887)
- Desdemona, a rôle from Shakespeare's Othello in the film O, renamed Desi Brable, played by Julia Stiles (1999/2001)
- Desdemona Stephanides, a character in the book Middlesex by author Jeffrey Eugenides
- Desdemona, a character in the book Eleven Hours by author Paullina Simons
- Desdemona, a character in the book Trust Me by author Jayne Ann Krentz
- Desdemona, a character recreated as Kynaston, played by Billy Crudup the film Stage Beauty
- Desdemona, a character in the book Vurt by author Jeff Noon
- Desdemona, a character in the book The Midnighters by the author Scott Westerfeld
- Desdemona, a character in a Jimmy Buffett novel Joe Merchant
- Desdemona, a character in the animated TV series Gargoyles
- Desdemona, a cat character in the comic strip Mutt and Jeff
Desdemona, in song, may refer to:
- Desdemona (band), an Italian power metal band
- Desdemona (Allman Brothers song), a song by The Allman Brothers
- Desdemona (Marc Bolan song), a song first recorded by John's Children
- Desdemona, the subject of the song [[Desdemona's Building a Rocket Ship on the Banana Wind album June 4, 1996 (Jimmy Buffett song)]] which refers to the character Desdemona and events which take place in the Jimmy Buffett novel Joe Merchant
- Desdemona (Eddie Murphy song), a hit single sung by Eddie Murphy (Motown, 1993) (music)
- Desdemona (Billy Merson song), early film, music hall funny song sung by Billy Merson in 1927
Desdemona, as a place, may refer to:
- Desdemona (moon), a moon of Uranus
- 666 Desdemona, an asteroid
- Desdemona, Texas
Desdemona, as a thing, may refer to:
- Desdemona, a typeface included with early versions of Microsoft software, such as Office 4.3
- Desdemona Music Festival, music festival in Cincinnati, Ohio