Denise
\də.niz\♀French girl's name
A French girl's name, first recorded around Siècle à préciser.
At a glance
| Gender | Feminine |
|---|---|
| First recorded | Siècle à préciser |
| Pronunciation | \də.niz\ |
| Also spelled | Denyse |
Origin and meaning
From French Denise, from Latin Dionȳsia (feminine form of Dionȳsius, a male name of Ancient Greek origin meaning “follower of Dionysus”). Dionysus is the mythological Greek god of wine responsible for growth of the vines and the originator of winemaking. Doublet of Dionysia.
Where it is mostly given
- Great Britain
- Ireland
- United States
- Italy
- Malta
- France
- Belgium
- Luxembourg
- Netherlands
- Germany
- Switzerland
Around the world
- BretonDeneza
- SpanishDionisia
- ItalianDionigia
- LatinDionysia
- OccitanDanisa
- CzechDenisa
Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: Mecanautes (France), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).