Deniss

Latvian

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1969. From Russian Дени́с (Denís). Cognate with English Dennis, Denis.

Proper noun

Deniss m

1. A transliteration of the Russian male given name Дени́с (Denís).

References

• Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
• [1] Population Register of Latvia: Deniss was the only given name of 5257 persons in Latvia on January 1st 2011, including Russian speakers.