Didier
Didier is a French name. It comes from the Ancient Roman name Didius.
During the 5th century AD, with the Christianisation of ancient pagan names, it has become associated with the name Desiderius, related to Latin desiderium - which can be translated as "ardent desire" or "the longed-for".
The name may also refer to:
Given name
- Didier Ratsiraka, former President of Madagascar, serving two terms, from 1975 to 1993 and from 1997 to 2002
- Didier Marouani, French musician, founder of music group "Space".
- Didier Daeninckx, French crime writer and leftist.
- Didier Drogba, Ivorian association football player
- Didier Deschamps, retired French association football player
- Didier of Cahors (c. 580–655), Desiderius or (saint) Didier, French saint
- Desiderius (8th century), last king of the Lombards
Surname
- Candice Didier (b. 1988), French figure skater
- Charles A. Didier (b. 1935), Belgian Mormon leader
- Clint Didier (b. 1959), U.S. politician and former football tight end in the NFL
- F.O. "Potch" Didier (1919–2007), Louisiana sheriff who once spent seven days in his own jail upon conviction of malfeasance in office
- John Peter Didier (1748–1823), U.S. politician, first State Treasurer of Missouri
- Mel Didier (born 1927), American baseball player, coach, scout, and executive
- Raymond Didier, American college sports coach
Organizations
- Didier & Co., New York publisher of the late 1940s P. G. Wodehouse novels Uncle Dynamite and The Mating Season
- Éditions Didier (FR) (French publishing company)
Film
- Didier (film), a 1997 French film
See also가놈
- Saint-Didier (disambiguation), name of several communes in France
- Henry de Sainct-Didier, 16th century fencing master
- Didier Deschamps, former French international footballer
- Didier Drogba, former Côte d'Ivoire captain and current Chelsea footballer
- Didier Ilunga Mbenga, professional basketball player
- Didier Pironi (1952–1987), former Formula One driver.
- Didier Zokora, Côte d'Ivoire international footballer
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