What is associated meaning of each name, and how does it relate to the story?

Desiree, means desired one, and she is the desired one.

"Desiree had been sent to her by a beneficent Providence to bet the child of her affection, seeing that she was without a child of the flesh."

Aubigny fell in love with her, as if he'd been "struck by a pistol shot."

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