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“of Dionysus”
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[d̪iˈnis̺] · Galician
01 / Meaning & origin
Dinís is a masculine given name documented in Galician. English Wiktionary traces it to Ancient Greek Διονύσιος via Old Galician-Portuguese, Old French and Latin. It is a form of Denis, for which English Wikipedia gives the meaning “of Dionysus”.
Meaning: “of Dionysus”
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Denis, from Old French Denis, from Latin Dionȳsius, from Ancient Greek Διονύσιος (Dionúsios).
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Dinis— “of Dionysos”
_Dinis_, _m._ _Port._ Gr. of Dionysos, 70
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Glossary of Christian Names · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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