# Denise

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /dəˈniːz/ · frequency rank #13,495

## Definitions
1. A female given name from French, Latin, or Ancient Greek.

## Etymology
French Denise, from Latin Dionysia (feminine form of Dionysius, 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.

## Easily confused with
- **dens** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denise-vs-dens)
- **dense** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denise-vs-dense)
- **dents** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denise-vs-dents)
- **device** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denise-vs-device)
- **desire** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denise-vs-desire)
- **Dennis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denise-vs-dennis)
- **derive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denise-vs-derive)
- **denote** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denise-vs-denote)
- **devise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denise-vs-devise)
- **desist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denise-vs-desist)
- **Devine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denise-vs-devine)
- **depose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denise-vs-depose)
- **dentist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denise-vs-dentist)
- **devised** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denise-vs-devised)
- **despise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denise-vs-despise)
- **Denison** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denise-vs-denison)
- **Denis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denis-vs-denise)
- **denim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denim-vs-denise)
- **decide** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decide-vs-denise)
- **denied** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denied-vs-denise)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ddenise`, `deinse`, `denies`, `denisse`, `dennise`, `densie`, `dneise`, `ednise`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/denise