Deniz

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginPortuguese and Spanish Deniz ← Turkish Deniz →
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Meanings

proper nounDeniz (plural Denizes)

plural Denizes

  1. A surname.
  2. A unisex given name from Turkish.

    Stand-up comedian Deniz Göktaş has been placed under arrest by a court in Istanbul after he was held at the city's main airport over a performance that has attracted 9.4m views on YouTube.

    2026 July 3, Paul Kirby, Merve Kara-Kaska, Zeynep Erdim, “Stand-up comic held for jokes about Erdoğan and Islam in Turkey crackdown”, in BBC News, archived from the original on 14 Sep 2026, retrieved 18 Sep 2026

Origin

  1. TurkishDeniz
  2. Portuguese and SpanishDeniz
  3. EnglishDeniz

Two possible origins: * Borrowed from Portuguese and Spanish Deniz, from a variant of the personal name Denís. * Borrowed from Turkish Deniz, an ornamental surname from deniz (“sea”).

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APA

Deniz. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Deniz

MLA

“Deniz.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Deniz. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Deniz,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Deniz.

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