Denys - name meaning and origin

The boy's and girl's name Denys \d(e)-nys, den-ys\ is a variant of Denise (French), and the meaning of Denys is "follower of Dionysius".

The baby name Denys sounds like Denyse, Denyce, Denisa and Denese. Other similar baby names are Denah, Annys, Venus, Deysi, Deyse, Danya, Dene, Denay, Denae, Dany, Delyse, Debs, Delis, Dena, Denni, Denna, Denia, Denny, Deni, Deney, Dinya, Deenya, Dilys, Donya, Dorys, Lenis and Lenos.

Denys is a very rare female first name and is not used as a surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Denys. Compare Denys with related baby names.