# Desdemona

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˌdɛzdəˈmoʊnə/ · frequency rank #53,494

## Definitions
1. Othello's wife in Shakespeare's play The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice, noted for being a victim of jealousy.
2. An inner moon of the planet Uranus.
3. 666 Desdemona, a main-belt asteroid discovered in 1908.

## Etymology
Coined based on Ancient Greek δυσ- (dus-) + δαίμων (daímōn), hence "ill-fated, unfortunate".

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/desdemona