Where does “Denison” come from?
Denison is an English surname derived from Denis, itself from Old French Denis, from Latin Dionysius, the name of the Greek god of wine.
Denison (English): that is, resident
Definitions
- that is, resident
Ancestry of “Denison”, step by step
Denison traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Sơn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Sơn | — |
| 2 | Middle English | sone | son; soon; Alternative form of sonne |
| 3 | Old English | sōna | immediately, at once |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sān(ō) | immediately |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sēna | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *sa | — |
| 7 | Proto-Austronesian | *əsa | — |
| 8 | Proto-Oceanic | *isa | — |
via English Denis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Denis | a mostly British and Irish spelling variant of Dennis |