Denis
Denis is a masculine name of Greek origin that gained global popularity through the French form of Latin Dionysius. It is brisk, melodic, and easily understood across cultures. While feeling fresh and contemporary, it carries an impressive ancient pedigree.
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Origin and etymology of the name
Scholarly onomastic and linguistic analysisA name of Greek origin meaning “belonging to Dionysus” or “devoted to Dionysus”.
Detailed Slovak etymology analysis
Meno Denis je francúzska podoba latinského mena Dionysius, ktoré pochádza z gréckeho Dionýsios (Διονύσιος) a znamená „patriaci Dionýzovi“ alebo „zasvätený Dionýzovi“.
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DENIS
100% identical to original formNo diacritics (ASCII)
Universal international spelling32 foreign variants
Česky, Anglicky, Maďarsky- •Zápis bez diakritiky – 100 % zhodný s medzinárodnými pasmi, letenkami a cudzími klávesnicami.
- •Univerzálna výslovnosť – neobsahuje zhluky hlások náročné pre cudzincov.
- •Ideálna dvojslabičná dĺžka – melodická a rýchlo zapamätateľná na celom svete.
- •Globálne rozšírené meno – má priame ekvivalenty vo viac než 10 svetových jazykoch.
Name days and calendars
Dates in Slovak and international calendarsStandard orthoepic pronunciation with primary stress on the initial syllable.
Grammar & Cases
Overview of grammatical cases for greetings, cards, and official useDiminutives and pet forms
Affectionate and family nicknamesNotable figures named Denis
11People connected to this name according to Wikidata and editorial sources.
French Enlightenment philosopher writer and encyclopædist (1713–1784)
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