Dionysius Forename
Approximately 1,107 people bear this name
Dionysius Forename Definition:
Greek, ‘of Dionysus,’ i. e. of Bacchus. A rather rare English name, it owes its use to the fame of six notable characters in history: two tyrants of Syracuse (405-343 B. C.); the great Greek rhetorician of Halicarnassus (C1 B. C.); Dionysius the Areopagite, concerning whose period there is some doubt; Dionysius of Alexandria (C3 A.
Read More About This ForenameDionysius Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | - | 558 | 1:462,300 | 35,641 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 79 | 1:385,442 | 18,204 |
| United States | 80% | 64 | 1:5,664,640 | 68,137 |
| Germany | 100% | 61 | 1:1,584,883 | 10,184 |
| Belgium | 100% | 57 | 1:201,580 | 4,925 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 36 | 1:4,932,343 | 72,844 |
| Zambia | - | 35 | 1:452,994 | 10,918 |
| Liberia | 100% | 33 | 1:133,699 | 5,306 |
| Kenya | - | 29 | 1:1,596,797 | 19,962 |
| Philippines | 100% | 24 | 1:4,417,062 | 79,224 |
| India | 100% | 23 | 1:52,820,781 | 884,653 |
| Uganda | 100% | 12 | 1:3,413,077 | 36,062 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 12 | 1:4,399,027 | 26,540 |
| South Africa | 100% | 10 | 1:5,453,265 | 111,420 |
| Qatar | 100% | 10 | 1:236,960 | 22,379 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 8 | 1:893,999 | 27,106 |
| Guyana | - | 6 | 1:127,210 | 8,948 |
| Austria | 100% | 6 | 1:1,419,034 | 8,656 |
| Canada | - | 5 | 1:6,626,674 | 58,631 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 5 | 1:4,322,101 | 63,776 |
| Brazil | 100% | 5 | 1:42,847,231 | 319,361 |
| Singapore | - | 4 | 1:1,571,764 | 18,508 |
| England | - | 3 | 1:18,534,307 | 106,915 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 3 | 1:5,634,028 | 29,480 |
| Thailand | 100% | 2 | 1:35,032,906 | 298,615 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 2 | 1:7,711,908 | 84,647 |
| Norway | - | 2 | 1:2,566,164 | 24,989 |
| Czechia | - | 2 | 1:5,328,081 | 8,108 |
| Oman | - | 1 | 1:4,108,667 | 12,526 |
| Russia | - | 1 | 1:144,233,704 | 184,271 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 1 | 1:177,815 | 8,104 |
| Namibia | - | 1 | 1:2,404,179 | 16,970 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 1 | 1:5,627,571 | 19,299 |
| Japan | - | 1 | 1:127,986,057 | 94,066 |
| Israel | 100% | 1 | 1:8,402,918 | 45,019 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 1 | 1:73,827,605 | 146,761 |
| Chile | 100% | 1 | 1:17,607,208 | 48,996 |
| Australia | - | 1 | 1:13,657,622 | 55,904 |
| American Samoa | - | 1 | 1:55,845 | 3,376 |
Dionysius (610) may also be a surname.
Dionysius Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Greek, ‘of Dionysus,’ i. e. of Bacchus. A rather rare English name, it owes its use to the fame of six notable characters in history: two tyrants of Syracuse (405-343 B. C.); the great Greek rhetorician of Halicarnassus (C1 B. C.); Dionysius the Areopagite, concerning whose period there is some doubt; Dionysius of Alexandria (C3 A. D.), and Pope Dionysius, d. 269. (Harvey; Benedictines.)
The Latin name, from Greek Διονυσος, Bacchus, god of wine; according to some from Δις of Jove, νυσσω to strike, because, being born with horns, he struck Jupiter at his birth; others say from Διος νους, mind of Jove.
Greek (masculine) - Descended from Bacchus.
Dy-o-nish'-e-us, divinely touched. A member of the Areopagus at Athens, and a convert of St Paul. Acts xvii. 34. He was made afterwards first bishop of Athens.
Meaning: devotee of Bacchus: devotee of the wine-press: perhaps “divinely pricked”.
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