Dionysius

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Dionysius

Gender: Masculine
Language: Latin, English
Etymology:
Dionysius is the Latin form of the Greek Dionysios, meaning “Honored by Dionysos,” the Greek god of wine.

History:
Dionysius, the original Latin name, belonged to several early saints, one of which was a patron saint of France. There (as in England) the Latin Dionysius gave way to the simpler form Denis (or Dennis).

Pronunciation: di-on-ee-shush.

Diminutives:
English: Denny, Deon, Dinny, Dion.

Alternates:
Basque: Dunixi.
English: Denis, Dennis, Dennys.
French: Denis, Denys.
Hawaiian: Kenika.
Greek: Dionysios.
Polish: Dionizy.
Spanish: Dionisio.

Surnames:
English: Denis, Dennet, Dennett, Dennis, Denniss, Denison, Dennison, Denny, Dwight, Dyson, Tennyson, Tyson.
Dutch: Denyse.

Surnames: Dionysia, Denise.

See also: Dennis (Denis).

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Dion Boucicault (1820-1890)
Irish-American playwright.

Educators, Scholars, and Social Workers:
Dionysius of Halicarnassus (Dionysios) (1st century B.C.)
Greek historian.
Dionysius the Carthusian (Denys van Leeuwen) (1402-1471)
French sculptor.

Miscellaneous:
Dionysius Exiguus (Dennis the Little) (6th century)
Created the Christian calendar.
Dion O’Bannion (1892-1924)
American bootlegger.

Religious Figures:
Dionysius the Areopagite (1st century)
Biblical figure.
Saint Dionysius of Alexandria the Great (200-265)
Bishop of Alexandria.
Saint Dionysius (?-268)
Pope from 259 to 268.
Dionysius Telmaharensis (?-845)
Patriarch of the Syrian church.

Royalty:
Dionysius the Elder (430 B.C.-367 B.C.)
Ruler of Syracuse.
Dion (408 B.C.-354 B.C.)
Ruler of Syracuse.
Dionysius the Younger (5th century B.C.)
Ruler of Syracuse.

Singers and Entertainers:
Dion DiMucci (1939-)
American singer.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.415 % named Dennis
0.058 % named Dwight
0.014 % named Denis
0.014 % named Tyson
0.010 % named Denny
0.010 % named Dion
0.006 % named Deon

Popularity of Tyson:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1970: N/A
1970-1980: 358th most popular.
1980-1990: 269th most popular.
1990: 418th most popular.
1991: 472nd most popular.
1992: 550th most popular.
1994: 522nd most popular.
1995: 483rd most popular.
1996: 453rd most popular.
1997: 423rd most popular.
1998: 383rd most popular.
1999: 359th most popular.
2000: 339th most popular.
2001: 336th most popular.
2002: 308th most popular.
2003: 296th most popular.

Popularity of Denny:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1930: N/A
1930-1940: 579th most popular.
1940-1950: 377th most popular.
1950-1960: 516th most popular.
1960-1970: 519th most popular.
1970-1980: 583rd most popular.
1980-1990: 867th most popular.
1990-2000: N/A

Popularity of Dion:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1960: N/A
1960-1970: 458th most popular.
1970-1980: 420th most popular.
1980-1990: 572nd most popular.
1990: 555th most popular.
1991: 605th most popular.
1992: 544th most popular.
1993: 534th most popular.
1994: 555th most popular.
1995: 569th most popular.
1996: 571st most popular.
1997: 619th most popular.
1998: 704th most popular.
1999: 634th most popular.
2000: 715th most popular.
2001: 771st most popular.
2002: 842nd most popular.
2003: 854th most popular.

Popularity of Deon:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1960: N/A
1960-1970: 866th most popular.
1970-1980: 515th most popular.
1980-1990: 641st most popular.
1990: 579th most popular.
1991: 572nd most popular.
1992: 547th most popular.
1993: 515th most popular.
1994: 483rd most popular.
1995: 490th most popular.
1996: 523rd most popular.
1997: 582nd most popular.
1998: 619th most popular.
1999: 618th most popular.
2000: 612th most popular.
2001: 754th most popular.
2002: 697th most popular.
2003: 725th most popular.

Popularity of Dionisio:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1930: N/A
1930-1940: 985th most popular.
1940-2000: N/A