Denys
\də.ni\♂French boy's name
A French boy's name of Latin origin, first recorded around Circa 1100.
At a glance
| Gender | Masculine |
|---|---|
| Origin | Latin |
| First recorded | Circa 1100 |
| Pronunciation | \də.ni\ |
| Also spelled | Denis, Dennis |
| Compound names | Denis-Michel, Jean-Denis, Jérôme-Denis, Pierre-Denis |
Origin and meaning
Inherited from Latin Dionȳsius, borrowed from Ancient Greek Διονύσιος (Dionúsios).
Where it is mostly given
- Great Britain
- France
- Belgium
- Netherlands
- Switzerland
- Ukraine
- Ireland
- United States
- Malta
- East Frisia
- Germany
- Denmark
- Italy
- Luxembourg
- Austria
Around the world
- GermanDennis
- EnglishDennis, Denny
- BretonDenez
- CatalanDionís, Dionisi
- CorsicanDiunisu
- DanishDennis
- SpanishDionisio
- HungarianDénes
- ItalianDionigi
- LatinDionysius
- DutchDenijs, Dennis
- OccitanDanís
- PolishDionizy
- PortugueseDinís, Diniz, Dionísio
Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: Mecanautes (France), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).