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Where does “Denise” come from?

Denise comes from French Denise, from Latin Dionysia, a feminine form derived from Dionysus.

Ancestry of “Denise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchDenise—
2LatinDionysia—
3LatinDionȳsius—
4Ancient GreekΔιονύσιος—
5Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “Denise”

  • Denise
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