# Deniz

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #60,754

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## Etymology
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”).

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