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View Name: Dionysius


DIONYSIUS
GENDER: Masculine
OTHER SCRIPTS: Διονυσιος (Ancient Greek)
Meaning & History
Latin form of DIONYSIOS. Dionysius the Areopagite, who is mentioned in the New Testament, was a judge converted to Christianity by Saint Paul. This was also the name of many other early saints, including a 3rd-century pope.
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DIMINUTIVE: Dion (Ancient Greek)
OTHER LANGUAGES: Deion, Deon (African American), Denis (Croatian), Denis (Czech), Dennis (Dutch), Denis, Dennis, Den, Denny, Deon, Dion (English), Denis (French), Denis, Dennis (German), Dionysios (Greek), Dénes (Hungarian), Dionisio (Italian), Tenney (Medieval English), Dinis, Diniz, Dionísio (Portuguese), Denis, Dionisie (Romanian), Denis (Russian), Denis, Dionýz (Slovak), Denis (Slovene), Dionisio (Spanish), Denys (Ukrainian)
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