DIONYSIUS male Ancient Greek (Latinized), Biblical Latin form of DIONYSIOS. Dionysius the Areopagite, who is mentioned in the New Testament, was a judge converted to Christianity by Saint Paul. This was also the name of many other early saints, including a 3rd-century pope. | ||||||||||||||||||||
DIONYSIOS male Greek, Ancient Greek Greek personal name derived from the name of the Greek god DIONYSOS. Famous bearers include two early tyrants of Syracuse and a 1st-century BC Greek rhetorician. | ||||||||||||||||||||
ZEUS male Greek Mythology The name of a Greek god, related to the old Indo-European god *Dyeus whose name probably meant "shine" or "sky". In Greek mythology he was the highest of the gods. After he and his siblings defeated the Titans, Zeus ruled over the earth and humankind from atop Mount Olympus. He had control over the weather and his weapon was a thunderbolt. | ||||||||||||||||||||
EQUIVALENTS |
CZECH: Denisa |
DUTCH: Denise |
ENGLISH: Denice, Deniece, Denise |
FRENCH: Denise |
LATE ROMAN: Dionysia |
ROMANIAN: Denisa |
SLOVAK: Denisa |
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS |
ENGLISH: Deonne, Dione, Dionne |
MEDIEVAL ENGLISH: Diot, Dye |
MASCULINE FORMS |
AFRICAN AMERICAN: Deion, Deon |
ANCIENT GREEK: Dion, Dionysios, Dionysius |
BIBLICAL: Dionysius |
CROATIAN: Denis |
CZECH: Denis |
DUTCH: Dennis |
ENGLISH: Den, Denis, Dennis, Denny, Deon, Dion |
FRENCH: Denis |
GERMAN: Denis, Dennis |
GREEK MYTHOLOGY: Dionysos |
GREEK: Dionysios |
HUNGARIAN: Dénes |
ITALIAN: Dionisio |
MEDIEVAL ENGLISH: Tenney |
PORTUGUESE: Dinis, Diniz, Dionísio |
ROMANIAN: Denis, Dionisie |
RUSSIAN: Denis |
SLOVAK: Denis, Dionýz |
SLOVENE: Denis |
SPANISH: Dionisio |
UKRAINIAN: Denys |
OTHER FORMS |
ENGLISH: Dwight, Dyson, Tennyson, Ty, Tyson |