Male Ukrainian name (Денис)
Denys (Ukrainian: Денис) is a male name of Greek origin meaning «dedicated to Dionysus» — the ancient Greek god of viniculture, harvest, and inspiration.
The name derives from Ancient Greek Διονύσιος (Dionýsios) — an adjective formed from the name of the god Διόνυσος (Dionýsos). In the Greco-Roman world it was popular among poets, musicians, and artists. The name entered the Christian tradition through several early Christian saints — Saint Dionysius the Areopagite (1st century), mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles, and Saint Denis of Paris, bishop and patron saint of Paris (3rd century). It came to the Slavs through Byzantine literature; the Ukrainian form Denys is native, with characteristic vowel reduction and a soft ending.
From Ancient Greek Dionýsios («dedicated to Dionysus»); related to the name of the god Dionysus, whose etymology probably contains the root Zeus / Dios («god»).
Equivalents in other languages: Denis / Dennis (English, French, German, Romanian, Czech, Slovak, Russian, Serbian, Slovene, Croatian), Dionysios (Greek), Dionisio (Italian, Spanish), Dionysius (Latin).
Дениско, Денисонько, Денисочко, Дениска, Деня, Денюся, Дьоша.
| Nominative | Денис |
| Genitive | Дениса |
| Dative | Денисові |
| Accusative | Дениса |
| Instrumental | Денисом |
| Locative | Денисові |
| Vocative | Денисе |