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The baby name Deny is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈdɛni/ (DEN-ee).

Deny is English, Indonesian in Origin.

Gender: Unisex
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: English, Indonesian
Pronunciation: /ˈdɛni/ (DEN-ee)

What is the meaning of the name Deny ?

The baby name Deny is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈdɛni/ (DEN-ee).

Deny is English, Indonesian in Origin.

Deny is a streamlined modern variant or nickname of Denis/Dennis, which descend from Greek Dionysios, meaning “devotee” or “follower of Dionysus,” the god of wine and revelry. The path runs from Greek to Latin (Dionysius) to Old French (Denis), from which English Dennis developed; Deny often reflects a French-influenced pronunciation (deh-NEE) and is unrelated to the English verb “deny.”

The name spread across Christian Europe through early saints, especially third-century St. Denis of Paris; Normans carried Denis to Britain, and Dennis peaked in the mid-20th century in Anglophone countries. Deny appears in 20th–21st-century records as a clipped, international spelling, seen in Indonesia and parts of francophone Africa and the Caribbean. Variants and cognates include Denis, Dennis, Denys, Denny, Deni, Denijs, Dinis, Dionisio, and Dionysios; feminine forms include Denise, Denyse, Denisa, and Dionisia.

Deny has the following similar or variant Names

Deny – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
SV Boys 0 #28 1 352
ID 0 #33 7 2,238
HT Boys 0 #34 1 903
IN 0 #71 1 2,963
AL 0 #76 1 2,372
BG 0 #82 1 1,799
ID Boys 0 #100 32 4,130
ID Girls 0 #101 2 3,319
TW 0 #103 1 4,523
QA 0 #105 2 7,011
OM 0 #117 5 6,215
KW 0 #121 1 5,216
BN Boys 0 #124 10 6,332
CY Girls 0 #125 1 3,755
IQ 0 #131 3 3,533
MU 0 #137 1 3,613
RS Girls 0 #137 1 1,651
BW Boys 0 #154 1 4,685
HU Boys 0 #174 1 3,954
PR Boys 0 #178 1 2,508
CZ 0 #181 6 3,154
HR 0 #181 1 2,081
UY 0 #182 1 2,477
AE 0 #187 1 10,220
RU 0 #193 2 3,641
SI Boys 0 #207 5 3,402
AO Boys 0 #212 31 5,568
PL 0 #212 1 2,600
AO Girls 0 #216 2 4,575
LU Boys 0 #219 2 4,970
TW Boys 0 #219 23 7,111
BG Boys 0 #220 1 3,850
IR 0 #220 10 4,221
BG Girls 0 #226 6 3,559
AL Girls 0 #227 1 4,141
MO Boys 0 #231 4 5,842
HR Boys 0 #236 23 3,997
NA Girls 0 #236 2 7,146
EC Boys 0 #244 3 3,322
GH 0 #248 1 5,396
JP Girls 0 #251 1 6,592
CZ Boys 0 #258 47 6,530
EC Girls 0 #258 1 3,650
MO Girls 0 #263 1 7,056
CZ Girls 0 #269 74 5,378
TW Girls 0 #285 5 8,139
HR Girls 0 #292 3 3,687
KZ Boys 0 #293 4 6,578
AL Boys 0 #295 9 5,122
JP Boys 0 #299 5 7,909
SA 0 #309 4 10,560
PE 0 #327 3 6,350
DK Boys 0 #332 1 7,401
KZ Girls 0 #332 1 5,862
GT 0 #333 6 5,948
PL Boys 0 #333 8 6,459
QA Girls 0 #341 3 15,378
MU Boys 0 #348 10 8,477
MY 0 #348 7 12,352
BR 0 #353 8 5,969
PT Boys 0 #358 10 7,951
CN Girls 0 #359 1 8,829
GH Boys 0 #359 3 8,138
France Boys 2018 #387 3 2,908
MX 0 #395 19 8,339
YE 0 #398 1 8,639
CL 0 #401 11 6,867
BO 0 #405 4 6,868
BD Girls 0 #406 1 8,413
PH Boys 0 #406 3 11,440
EG 0 #411 2 6,387
UY Boys 0 #411 3 5,922
OM Girls 0 #424 1 15,987
PH Girls 0 #429 1 13,098
GT Boys 0 #450 25 7,625
PT Girls 0 #466 6 7,952
PA Boys 0 #468 14 9,305
AR Boys 0 #480 4 7,628
IR Girls 0 #481 50 8,334
RU Boys 0 #482 24 12,621
IQ Girls 0 #488 17 11,303
IR Boys 0 #503 50 10,162
CR Boys 0 #509 2 10,188
CO 0 #510 1 7,768
PA Girls 0 #511 8 9,861
HK Boys 0 #515 13 12,905
RU Girls 0 #520 4 11,913
GT Girls 0 #539 3 7,500
PS Girls 0 #547 1 10,981
KW Girls 0 #558 4 19,177
PS Boys 0 #558 4 10,655
CM Girls 0 #560 1 11,671
BO Boys 0 #565 28 9,244
CM Boys 0 #570 6 12,054
CR Girls 0 #571 3 11,342
BH 0 #584 4 17,937
AE Girls 0 #593 5 20,968
HK Girls 0 #601 15 16,104
BD Boys 0 #605 1 10,045
CL Boys 0 #609 57 13,390
IL Boys 0 #621 5 10,983
SG Girls 0 #625 8 18,916
AR Girls 0 #627 4 8,289
BO Girls 0 #643 9 9,488
IL Girls 0 #645 1 11,648
IN Girls 0 #653 2 13,121
BR Boys 0 #673 79 12,213
SG Boys 0 #679 19 17,960
LB 0 #690 1 13,263
IQ Boys 0 #694 4 13,071
IT 0 #694 21 4,183
QA Boys 0 #698 10 18,093
SY 0 #767 1 11,684
KW Boys 0 #798 9 18,755
CL Girls 0 #800 52 14,098
Germany Girls 0 #823 16 4,949
NG Girls 0 #825 2 15,093
PE Boys 0 #833 46 14,506
PE Girls 0 #849 95 14,861
OM Boys 0 #868 14 17,948
IT Girls 0 #870 663 9,415
BR Girls 0 #878 64 12,708
United States Boys 2012 #882 5 7,390
CO Boys 0 #888 33 15,656
Spain Boys 0 #900 31 5,610
MY Boys 0 #901 212 25,439
NL Boys 0 #917 35 5,873
EG Boys 0 #921 5 15,035
SA Girls 0 #921 15 25,931
Germany Boys 0 #929 24 5,697
EG Girls 0 #938 22 14,742
Spain Girls 0 #947 37 5,561
MX Boys 0 #949 34 16,355
MY Girls 0 #973 22 24,821
CO Girls 0 #976 103 16,140
IN Boys 0 #990 12 16,750
NG Boys 0 #999 3 16,906
MX Girls 0 #1,029 155 17,781
AE Boys 0 #1,073 20 22,615
ZA Boys 0 #1,124 55 25,619
ZA Girls 0 #1,125 17 25,928
MA 0 #1,198 2 20,986
TR 0 #1,201 11 19,440
IT Boys 0 #1,216 256 10,046
DZ 0 #1,230 5 20,130
SA Boys 0 #1,527 88 28,008

Deny is popular in 72 countries — most recent births per country:

France
United States
AE
AL
AO

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People also ask about Deny

Deny is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
Deny is a 2 syllable name, pronounced /ˈdɛni/ (DEN-ee).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Deni, Denny, Deney, Denie and Denée.
Yes — Deny ranked #387 in France in 2018, and appears in official birth registries across 2 countries.
Deny ranks highest in France (#387 in 2018).