Denise - Wiktionary

English

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Etymology

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French Denise, from Latin Dionysia (feminine form of Dionysius, 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.

Pronunciation

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• (UK) IPA(key): /dəˈniːz/
• (US) IPA(key): /dəˈniːs/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Proper noun

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Denise

1. A female given name from French, Latin, or Ancient Greek.
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Usage notes

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• Used in medieval England, and newly borrowed from French in the 20th century.

Related terms

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• Denis, Dennis

Translations

[edit] female given name

Czech: Denisa (cs) f French: Denise (fr) f Italian: Dionisia f Portuguese: Dionísia (pt) f Sicilian: Dinisa f Spanish: Dionisia (es) f Swedish: Denise (sv)

Anagrams

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• Endies, Sidnee, denies, dienes, enside, neides, seined

Cebuano

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Etymology

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From English Denise, from French Denise, from Latin Dionysia, feminine form of Dionysius, a male name of Ancient Greek origin indicating "Dedication to Dionysus".

Proper noun

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Denise

1. a female given name from English [in turn from French, in turn from Latin, in turn from Ancient Greek]

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /deːˈniː.zə/, /dəˈniː.zə/

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• Hyphenation: De‧ni‧se
• Rhymes: -iːzə

Proper noun

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Denise f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Denise

Anagrams

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• eindes, eisend, niesde

French

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Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /də.niz/

• Audio (France):

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Proper noun

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Denise f

1. a female given name, masculine equivalent Denis

Descendants

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• → Dutch: Denise
• → English: Denise
• → German: Denise

Anagrams

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• dénies
• dînées

German

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Etymology

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From French Denise.

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /deˈniːs/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Proper noun

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Denise f (proper noun, genitive Denise' or Denises, plural Denisen or Denises)

1. a female given name from French

Declension

[edit] Declension of Denise [feminine]

singular			plural
indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Denise	die	Denisen, Denises
genitive	einer	der	Denise', Denises	der	Denisen, Denises
dative	einer	der	Denise	den	Denisen, Denises
accusative	eine	die	Denise	die	Denisen, Denises