Dessie is a masculine given name, often a short form of Desmond. Notable people with the name include:
Men Dessie Baker (born 1977), Irish footballer Dessie Cullinane (1919–1990), Irish Gaelic footballer Dessie Dolan (born 1979), Irish former Gaelic footballer Dessie Donnelly (born 1959), Irish former hurler Dessie Ellis (born 1953), Irish politician Dessie Farrell (), Irish Gaelic football coach and former player Dessie Finnegan, 21st century Gaelic footballer Dessie Glynn (1928–2017), Irish footballer Dessie Gorman (born 1964), Irish former footballer Dessie Grew (1953–1990), member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army Dessie Hughes (c. 1943–2014), Irish racehorse trainer and jockey Dessie Hutchinson (born 1996), Irish hurler and former professional association footballer Dessie O'Hare (born 1956), Irish republican paramilitary Dessie Larkin (c. 1970–2019), Irish politician Dessie Sheehan (born 1949), Irish former snooker player Dessie Sloyan (born 1976), Irish former Gaelic footballer
Women Dessie Smith Prescott (1906–2002), Florida’s first professional woman guide and first female licensed pilot