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