What does Denise mean?

Denise means "follower of Dionysos"

How do we pronounce Denise?

Denise \de-ni-se, den-ise\ is a female's name. It consists of 6 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby girl name Denise is pronounced DahNIYS in English or DehNIYZ in French 1.

1 Pronunciation for Denise: D as in "day (D.EY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; Z as in "zoo (Z.UW)"

What is the origin of Denise?

Denise has its origins in the Old Greek language. It is used largely in English, French, and German. The name Denise means 'follower of Dionysos'. The name was first adopted by English speakers in the early 20th century. Denise is the feminine form of the Dutch, English, French, and German Dennis name. The name Denise is used to a great extent; it has 39 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English forms of the name include name Danise origin, nicknames for Daniska, Deneice name, Deneigh definition, meaning of Deneise, Deney pronounciation, meaning of Deniese, name Denis origin, name Denisa origin (used in Czech, Romanian, Slavic, and Spanish too), name Denisha origin, meaning of Denissa, nicknames for Denize, Dennet meaning and origin, Dennette name popularity, Dennie name, meaning of Denyce, what does the name Deyse mean, baby name Dinni, Dinnie meaning, name Dinny origin, Dione name variations, short names for Dionne, nicknames for Dionysia, nicknames for Neci, name Niecy meaning, and baby name Venise. Other English forms include the diminutives name Deni, short names for Denni, and Denny meaning and origin, and the spelling variants Danice meaning and origin, Denese meaning of name, Denice name popularity, Deniece name variations, name Denisse, Dennise name variations, Denys pronounciation, and Denyse meaning. Forms used in foreign languages include the Turkish Deniz definition and the Russian nicknames for Dionisiya. Denise is an all-time favorite. At present it is still rather popular as a baby girl name, but to a lesser degree than it was previously. The name grew in popularity from the 1920s up to the 1960s. At the height of its usage in 1964, 0.752% of baby girls were named Denise. It had a ranking of #25 then. The baby name has seen a substantial decline in popularity since then. In 2010, it ranked at #489 with a usage of only 0.032%, was nevertheless the most widely used within all girl names in its family.

The following famous people share the name Denise:

  • Model Denise Richards, born 17 February 1971, Downer's Grove, Illinois
  • Poet Denise Levertov, born 24 October 1923 - 20 December 1997, Ilford, Essex, England.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Denise:

the English nicknames for Deneice, the English Denisse meaning, the Turkish meaning of Deniz, the English nicknames for Damice, the Spanish Danas name, the English and French nicknames for Danice, the Dutch Danique name, the English baby name Danise, the German and Albanian what does the name Danja mean, the Czech and Polish name Danka origin, the English Dansy name popularity, the Czech meaning of Danuse, the name Demos meaning of name, the name Deneise pronounciation, the English meaning of Denese, the English Denice meaning of name, the English name Deniese, the name name Denis, the English Denize meaning of name, and the English what does the name Dennise mean.

The baby name Denise fun facts:

The name Denise in reverse order is "Esined".

The numerological value of the name Denise is number 2, which means cooperation, adaptability, consideration of others, partnering, mediating.

How popular is Denise?

Denise is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.02%
20130.02%
20120.02%
20110.03%
20100.03%
20090.04%
20080.05%
20070.05%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames