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Denise

proper nouncommon in dialogue

  • United Kingdom//dəˈniːz//
  • United States//dəˈniːs//

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

proper noun

  1. 1

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

    Springfield resident Denise Williams' phone began blowing up on Monday while she was spending time with her children and grandchildren, not long after Vance posted.

Etymology

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.

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Lexical content from Wiktionary, under CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source entry · Data version 2026-08-23

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