Denise

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French, feminine variation of Denis
"god of Nysa"

Denise Origin and Meaning

The name Denise is a girl's name of French origin meaning "god of Nysa".

Denise was a French favorite of the fifties and sixties but is less chic now. In 2020 it broke back into the Top 1000 after a five-year hiatus, catapulted into style by reality TV star Denisse Novoa — but it dropped out again the following year.

# 872 in the US

Denise Rank in US Top 1000

# 862 on Nameberry

Denise Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Popularity of the name Denise

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Famous People Named Denise

  • Saint Denise
    3rd century Turkish martyr
  • Saint Denise
    4th century African martyr
  • Denise Lee Richards
    American actress
  • Denise "Dee" Barnes
    American rapper
  • Denise Lewis
    Olympic English heptathlete
  • Denise Kathleen van Outen
    English actress, singer and television presenter
  • Denise Levertov
    British,born American poet
  • Denise Austin
    American fitness guru
  • Denise Marie Quiñones
    Puerto Rican beauty queen; Miss Universe 2001
  • Denise Michelle Crosby
    American actress
  • Denise Nickerson
    American actress
  • Denise Lor (born Denise Jeanne Briault)
    American actress
  • Denise Anne Christina Drysdale
    Australian actress
  • Denise Vega
    American novelist
  • (Jacqueline) Denise Welch
    English actress
  • Denise Lorraine Keller
    Singaporean model and TV host
  • Denise Ho (Wan
    see), Hong Kong singer
  • Denise Laurel
    Filipina actress
  • Denise Faye
    American choreographer
  • Denise Naomi Klein Robins
    English romance novelist
  • Denise Kelly Horan
    sister,in,law of Niall Horan of One Direction
  • Marie
    Denise Villers, French Neoclassical artist
  • Denise Milani
    (b. 1976) Czech glamour & fitness model

The name Denise in Pop Culture

  • Denise Frazer
    one of Michelle's best friends on "Full House"
  • Denise Lovett
    a character from the British TV series "The Paradise"
  • Denise Huxtable
    character on TV's "The Cosby Show" and "A Different World"
  • Denise Sherwood
    character on TV's "Army Wives"
  • Denise Celeste Fox
    character on British soap "EastEnders"
  • "Sully and Denise
    " sketch on TV's "Saturday Night Live"
  • Denise Mahoney
    character on TV's "Scrubs"
  • Denise
    character on "The Walking Dead"
  • Denise the Pig
    character on TV's "The Muppets"
  • "Denise
    " song by Randy & the Rainbows
  • "Denise
    " play by Alexandre Dumas
  • Denise McIntyre
    a character in Adam Silvera's "History Is All You Left Me"

International Variations of the name Denise

  • Dinisia
    Portuguese
  • Deniska
    Russian