Didier

Didier is a French name. It may come from the Ancient Roman names Didius and Desiderius.

Extremely common among Haitian men. It has a dualistic meaning. On one hand the name can be translated as extremely desirable but it can also be translated as longing.

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".

List

Notable people with the name include:

Given name

• Didier André (born 1974), French race car driver
• Didier Boulaud (born 1950), French senate member
• Didier of Cahors (c. 580–655), Desiderius or (saint) Didier, French saint
• Didier Couécou (born 1944), French footballer
• Didier Daeninckx (born 1949), French crime writer and politician
• Didier Delsalle (born 1957), French helicopter pilot
• Didier Deschamps (born 1968), French international footballer and manager
• Didier Drogba (born 1978), Ivorian association football player
• Didier Flament (born 1951), French fencer
• Didier Hassoux, French investigative journalist
• Didier Lavergne, French make-up artist
• Didier Marouani (born 1953), French musician, founder of music group "Space"
• Didier Ollé-Nicolle (born 1961) is French former footballer and football manager
• Didier Opertti (born 1937), Uruguayan political figure and lawyer
• Didier Pironi (1952–1987), French Formula One driver
• Didier Ratsiraka (born 1936), Malagasy politician, President of Madagascar from 1975 to 1993 and from 1997 to 2002
• Didier Van Cauwelaert (born 1960), French author of Belgian descent
• Didier Zokora (born 1980), Ivorian international footballer

Surname

• Candice Didier (born 1988), French figure skater
• Charles Didier (writer) (1805–1864), Swiss writer, poet and traveller
• Charles A. Didier (born 1935), Belgian Mormon leader
• Clint Didier (born 1959), American politician and football tight end in the NFL
• Eugene L. Didier (1838–1913), American writer
• Évelyne Didier (born 1948), French senate member
• F.O. "Potch" Didier (1919–2007), American sheriff from Louisiana
• John Peter Didier (1748–1823), U.S. politician, first State Treasurer of Missouri
• Laurent Didier (born 1984), Luxembourgish road bicycle racer
• Mel Didier (born 1927), American baseball player, coach, scout, and executive
• Raymond Didier (1920–1978), American college sports coach and administrator

See also

• Saint-Didier (disambiguation), name of several communes in France
• Henry de Sainct-Didier, 16th century fencing master