Denise, with several spelling variations, is a unisex given name derived from Dionysus the Greek god of wine.
Feminine variants Deneece, Denice, Deniece, Denyse: English Denisa: Czech, Romanian, Russian, Slovak Denise: English, French, Portuguese Denisse: English, French Deniz: Turkish Dennet, Denote, Deonisia, Deonysia: Middle English Dinisia: Portuguese Dionycia, Dionis: Middle English Dionise: Old French (on St. Denise's burial site) Dionísia: Portuguese Dionisia: Middle English, Italian, Spanish Dionizja: Polish Dionysia: Greek (Διονυσία), Latin, Middle English Diot, Diota, Dye, Dyonese, Dyonisia, Dyonisya, Dyot, Dyota: Middle English
Masculine variants
Dénes: Hungarian Denis: English, French, German, Romanian, Slovak, Slovene, Czech, Russian (Денис), Serbo-Croatian (also Денис) Denijs: Middle Dutch Deniz: Turkish language Dêniz: Portuguese (Brazilian) Dennis: English, Dutch, German, Norwegian Denny: English Denys (Денис): Ukrainian Dinis, Diniz, Dionísio: Portuguese Dion: English, French (medieval diminutive), Greek (diminutive: Δίων) Dionigi: Italian Dionise: Romanian Dionisije (Дионисије): Serbian Dionisio: Italian, Spanish Dionisos (Դիոնիսոս): Armenian Dionizy: Polish Dionysios (Διονύσιος): Greek Dionýz: Slovak Dénes: Hungarian Donnchadh: Irish Dzianis (Дзяніс): Belarusian Genis (Генис): Udmurt
Notable people named Denise
In television and film Denise Alexander (1939–2025), American actress Denise Baby, French film editor Denise Barbacena (born 1994), Filipina actress, singer and comedienne Denise Batcheff (1906–2000), French film editor and sound technician Denise Bellon (1902–1999), French photographer Denise Benoît (1919–1973), French actress and singer Denise Black (born 1958), English actress Denise Borino-Quinn (1964–2010), American actress Denise Bosc (1916–2002), French actress Denise Boutte (born 1982), American actress and model Denise Brosseau (1936–1986), Canadian actress Denise Bryer (1928–2021), British actress Denise Buckley (born 1945), British actress Denise Burse (born 1952), American actress Denise Capezza (born 1989), Italian actress Denise Clarke, Canadian dancer Denise LeClair Cobb, American former CNN and CNN Headline News anchor Denise Coffey (1936–2022), British actress, director and playwright Denise Colomb (1902–2004), French photographer Denise Crosby (born 1957), American actress Denise Darcel (1924–2011), French-American actress Denise D'Ascenzo (1958–2019), American television news anchorwoman Denise Del Vecchio (born 1954), Brazilian actress Denise Di Novi (born 1956), American film producer and director Denise Dowse (1958–2022), American actress and director Denise Drysdale (born 1948), Australian television personality and comedian Denise DuBarry (1956–2019), American actress and activist Denise Dumont (born 1955), Brazilian television and film actress Denise Fabre (born 1942), French television personality Denise Faro (born 1988), Italian singer and actress Denise Faye (born 1963), American actress and choreographer Denise Fernandes, Portuguese director Denise Filiatrault (born 1931), Canadian actress and director Denise Fraga (born 1964), Brazilian actress Denise Fujiwara, Canadian dancer and choreographer Denise Gagnon (1936–2024), Canadian actress Denise Garrido (born 1986), Canadian model and beauty pageant titleholder Denise Glaser (1920–1983), French television presenter Denise Gordy (born 1949), American actress and singer Denise Gough (born 1980), Irish actress Denise Grey (1896–1996), Italian-French actress Denise Gyngell (born 1961), Welsh singer and actress Denise Joaquin, Filipina actress Denise Keller (born 1982), Singaporean model and MTV Asia host Denise Kiernan (born 1968), American journalist, producer and author Denise Laurel (born 1987), Filipina actress and singer Denise Legeay (1898–1968), French actress Denise Lor (1929–2015), American actress Denise Maerker (born 1965), Mexican journalist and television news anchor Denise McCluggage (1927–2015), American journalist Denise Michele (born 1953), American actress and model Denise Miller (born 1963), American actress Denise Morelle (1925–1984), Canadian actress Denise Nicholas (born 1944), American actress, author, and activist Denise Nickerson (1957–2019), American actress Denise O'Donoghue (born 1955), British television producer Denise Pelletier (1923–1976), Canadian actress Denise Pence (born 1949), American actress Denise Perrier (born 1935), French actress, former model and beauty queen Denise Provence (1921–2011), French actor Denise Richards (born 1971), American actress Denise Robert, Canadian film producer Denise Roberts, Australian actress and director Denise Robertson (1932–2016), British writer and broadcaster Denise Scott (born 1955), Australian comedian Denise Stapley (born 1971), American television personality and sex therapist Denise Sullivan (born 1961), American music journalist Denise Camillia Tan (born 1992), Malaysian-based Singaporean actress Denise Tantucci (born 1997), Italian actress Denise Uyehara, American performance artist, director and writer Denise van Outen (born 1974), English actress, singer and TV presenter Denise Vasi (born 1983), American fashion model and actress Denise Vernac (1916–1984), French actress Denise Welch (born 1958), English actress and television presenter Denise Williamson (born 1983), American actress Denise Yarde, British sound engineer Denise Zich (born 1975), German actress and singer Denise Zimba (born 1988), South African actress, singer, dancer and presenter
In music Denise Belfon (born 1968), Trinidad and Tobago singer and dancer Denise Bestman (born 2000), American vocalist Denise Chaila, Irish-Zambian hip-hop singer Denise Clark-Bradford (born 1953), American gospel singer Denise Djokic (born 1980), Canadian cellist Denise Donatelli, American jazz singer Denise Duval (1921–2016), French soprano Denise Ho (born 1977), singer from Hong Kong Denise Jannah (born 1956), Dutch jazz singer Denise Julia (born 2002), Filipino singer-songwriter Denise Kelly (born 1954), Irish harpist and composer Denise LaSalle (1934–2018), American singer Denise Launay (1906–1993), French organist and musicologist Denise Lor (1929–2015), American singer Denise Marsa, singer-songwriter and mentor Denise Massé (1946–2022), Canadian pianist and vocalist Denise McCann (born 1948), American-Canadian singer-songwriter Denise Murray (1964–2020), Canadian female country music singer Denise Narcisse-Mair (1940–2010), Canadian musician Denise Nolan (born 1952), Irish singer Denise Orme (1885–1960), English music hall singer, actress and musician Denise Pearson (born 1968), English singer-songwriter and lead singer of British pop group Five Star Denise Restout (1915–2004), French keyboard teacher Denise Eisenberg Rich (born 1944), American singer-songwriter Denise Roger (1924–2005), French composer Denise Rosenthal (born 1990), Chilean singer and songwriter Denise Scharley (1917–2011), French opera singer Denise Soriano-Boucherit (1916–2006), French woman cellist Denise Stefanie (born 1988), Mexican singer-songwriter Denise Stiff, personal manager Denise Tillmanns (born 1984), German singer Denise Tolkowsky, English-born pianist and composer
Sportspeople Denise Aiolupotea (born 1998), Samoan rugby union player Denise Altmann (born 1987), Austrian ice hockey forward Denise Annetts (born 1964), Australian cricketer Denise Beckwith (born 1977), Australian Paralympic swimmer Denise Bender (born 1959), American soccer player Denise Benning (born 1967), Canadian pair skater Denise Betsema (born 1993), Dutch cyclist Denise Biellmann (born 1962), Swiss professional figure skater Denise Boyd (born 1952), Australian sprinter Denise Boyer-Merdich (born 1962), American soccer player Denise Bral, Belgian cyclist Denise Burton (born 1956), British cyclist Denise Carriere (born 1970), Canadian softball player Denise Carter (born 1950), American tennis player Denise Castle (born 1971), English Muay Thai fighter Denise Castro (born 2003), Mexican soccer player Denise Cesky (born 1976), Austrian sailor Denise Christensen, American diver Denise Cojuangco (born 1961), Filipino equestrian Denise Cook, New Zealand Paralympian athlete Denise Cooper (born 1960), Australian sprint and marathon canoeist Denise Cronin, Irish camogie player Denise Curry (born 1959), American former basketball player Denise Dillon (born 1973), American basketball coach Denise Dupont (born 1984), Danish curler Denise Dy (born 1989), Filipino tennis player Denise Emerson (born 1960), Australian cricketer Denise Favart (1923–2016), French figure skater Denise Feierabend (born 1989), Swiss alpine skier Denise Frick (born 1980), South African chess player Denise Goddard (1945–2023), British artistic gymnast Denise Gomes (born 1999), Brazilian mixed martial artist Denise Grahl (born 1993), German Paralympic swimmer Denise Guénard (1934–2017), French track and field athlete Denise Hallion (born 1966), South African dressage rider Denise Hampson (born 1978), Welsh female former track cyclist Denise Hanke (born 1989), German volleyball player Denise Hannema (born 1990), Dutch cricketer Denise Herrmann-Wick (born 1988), German cross-country skier Denise Hinrichs (born 1987), German shot putter Denise Infante (born 1986), Chilean field hockey player Denise Ireta (born 1980), Mexican footballer Denise Johns (born 1978), British beach volleyball player Denise Karbon (born 1980), Italian alpine skier Denise Kielholtz (born 1989), Dutch mixed martial arts fighter Denise Klecker (born 1972), German field hockey player Denise Kögl (born 1988), Austrian figure skater Denise Kramer-Scholer (1910–1993), Swiss fencer Denise Langford (born 1953), Australian swimmer Denise Lemaire (born 1956), Canadian handball player Denise Lewis (born 1972), British heptathlete Denise Lim (born 1991), Singaporean sailor Denise Long Rife, American basketball player Denise Lyttle (born 1967), Irish sailor Denise Marston-Smith (born 1977), British field hockey player Denise Martin (born 1959), Australian cricketer Denise Masino, American bodybuilder Denise Mattioli (born 1952), Brazilian volleyball player Denise Mueller-Korenek, American cyclist Denise Newlove (born 1973), New Zealand-born Scottish international cricketer Denise Norton (1933–?), Australian swimmer Denise Nowlan (born 1971), Canadian curler Denise O'Brien (1937–2024), Australian fencer Denise O'Connor (born 1935), American Olympic fencer Denise O'Sullivan (born 1994), Irish footballer Denise Ouabangui (born 1968), Central African Republic sprinter Denise Page, New Zealand lawn bowler Denise Parker (born 1973), American archer Denise Parmentiers (1915–1969), Belgian gymnast Denise Parnell (born 1960), British tennis player Denise Parruque (born 2003), Mozambican sailor Denise Payet (born 2001), English table tennis player Denise Pesantes (born 1988), Ecuadorian footballer Denise Pimpini (born 1995), Italian curler Denise Prins (born 1983), Dutch cricketer Denise Reddy (born 1970), American soccer coach Denise Reid (born 1967), South African cricketer Denise Rennex, Australian rower Denise Rojas (born 1995), Chilean field hockey player Denise Roth (born 1988), German speed skater Denise Rutkowski, American bodybuilder Denise Schilte-Brown (born 1974), Canadian soccer coach Denise Schindler (born 1985), German Paralympic cyclist Denise Simon (born 1983), German professional golfer Denise Smith, British wheelchair racer Denise Soesilo (born 1987), German ice hockey player Denise Spencer (1929–1998), Australian swimmer Denise Strebig (born 1960), American golfer Denise Sundberg (born 1990), Swedish footballer Denise Taylor, American basketball coach Denise Thiémard (born 1960), Swiss javelin thrower