Dionysius

Locally spelled Dionysios in DE Germany, CY Cyprus, CH Switzerland, Dionisios in US United States, SE Sweden and Διονυσιος in GR Greece.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.

Attested across 15 languages in the etymology graph.

Dionysius is one spelling over 3 language communities, and the dictionaries record it differently in 2 of them. Each row is what a source recorded for that language, beside the share of this name’s records the language holds. No single row is the name’s meaning.

• English41%

  tyrants of Syracuse; pers. name

  as a name·Pronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names

• Indonesian27%

  No dictionary in our sources glosses Dionysius in Indonesian.

• German6.1%

  from the given name Dionysius, 'belonging to Dionysos'.

  as a name·Deutsche Namenkunde: Unsere Familiennamen nach ihrer Entstehung und Bedeutung

The share is ours — how much of this name’s records each language holds. The sense beside it is the source’s, quoted and credited, including where it names a gender. We do not publish a gender of our own per language: our records carry one figure for the spelling as a whole.

Dionysius is also recorded as 3 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• a separate name2 spellings in the group

  Also written Dionýsius

• a separate name3 spellings in the group

  Also written Dionýsius

• Czech name5 spellings in the group

  Also written Dionysios, Dionýsius

36 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Dionysius is also recorded in 4 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• The name Dionysius is of Greek origin and means "of Dionysus" or "devotee of Dionysus," referring to the Greek god of wine, festivity, and theater.

  as a name·Biblical Names Compiled Database

• Dionysius's conversion is theologically significant as it represents the acceptance of the Christian message by a member of the Greek intellectual elite in Athens, a major historical center of philosophy. His story demonstrates the power of the gospel to transcend cultural and intellectual barriers.

  as a name·Biblical Names Compiled Database

• A classic Greek name with a rich history, Dionysius is associated with a biblical figure known for his wisdom, high social standing, and intellectual openness to new ideas. The name evokes a sense of joy and celebration, tied to its mythological roots in the Greek god Dionysus.

  as a name·Biblical Names Compiled Database

• In Swedish, Se Dennis.

  as a name·Förnamn i Sverige. Kortfattat namnlexikon

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

• Denisb. 201not in their usual name3rd-century Bishop of Paris and saint
• Denis the Carthusianb. 1402BEnot in their usual nametheologian
• Dionysius II, Metropolitan of Moscowb. 1505RURussian metropolitan
• Tom Springfieldb. 1934GBnot in their usual nameEnglish musician, songwriter and record producer (1934–2022)
• Dionysis Savvopoulosb. 1944GRnot in their usual nameGreek singer-songwriter (1944–2025)
• Dionysis Tsaknisb. 1954GRnot in their usual nameGreek singer
• Dionysis Schinasb. 1969GRnot in their usual nameGreek singer
• Dionysis Makrisb. 1982GRnot in their usual namepopular Greek singer, of laiko music
• Dionysis PapandreouGRnot in their usual nameGreek actor
• Dionysius Akeemactor

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Where does the name Dionysius come from?

The name Dionysius is of Greek origin and means "of Dionysus" or "devotee of Dionysus," referring to the Greek god of wine, festivity, and theater. Recorded by Biblical Names Compiled Database.

What are other forms of the name Dionysius?

In the etymology graph, Dennis, Denis and Dionisio are forms of the same name in other languages.

How do you pronounce Dionysius?

A machine transcription gives /daɪənɪsɪəs/ (IPA) for English.

Is Dionysius a male or female name?

Dionysius is a male name. National registers that list it by sex list it as male: Netherlands (Meertens NVB).

What does the name Dionysius mean?

In German, from the given name Dionysius, 'belonging to Dionysos'.

In which country does Dionysius have the most bearers?

Mondonomo estimates about 1.5 thousand people named Dionisis in Greece, more than in any other country we hold.

Where is Dionysius most common?

Measured as a share of residents rather than as a count, Dionysius is densest in the Netherlands — about 1 in 13 thousand people — even though Greece holds more of our records for it.

How common is the name Dionysius?

In the Netherlands, the national register counted 1,284 people named Dionysius, about 1 in 13 thousand residents.

How common is Dionysius compared with other names?

In Greece, Dionysius is the 265th most common given name of 24,546 given names recorded there.