The story
- Latin · derived fromDionȳsia
- French · derived fromDenise
- English todayDenise
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.
Words from the same roots
LatinDionȳsia all →
dionysia
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.