Didier

Didier is a French name. It comes from the Latin name Didius, which was used in antique Rome (as in Titus Didius, 1st century BC, and the Roman emperor Didius Julianus 132-193).

During the 5th century AD, with the christianisation of ancient pagan names, it was decided to associate a new latin translation to this name: Desiderius or "Desiderare", meaning "desiring", "aspiring to"... Thus, the Latin variant of the name of the king of Lombards, Didier (710-774), was Desiderius. is the variant of the name or the Latin name Deodatus.

It may also refer to:

In people given names:

• Didier Ratsiraka, a former President of Madagascar, serving two terms, from 1975 to 1993 and from 1997 to 2002
• Didier Marouani, a French musician, founder of music group "Space".
• Didier of Cahors (c. 580–655), Desiderius or Didier then saint Didier, French saint
• Desiderius (8th century), Didier, last king of the Lombards

In people surnames:

• 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
• Daniel J. Didier (b. 1945), Judge - Orange County, CA. Superior Court
• 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

In organizations:

• Didier & Co., New York publisher of the late 1940s P. G. Wodehouse novels Uncle Dynamite and The Mating Season

In film:

• Didier (film), a 1997 French film

See also

• 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, current Côte d'Ivoire captain and Chelsea footballer
• Didier Ilunga Mbenga, current center for the National Basketball Association's New Orleans Hornets
• Didier Pironi (1952–1987), former Formula One driver.