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Deniz

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Deniz

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Two possible origins:

* Borrowed from Portuguese and Spanish Deniz, from a variant of the personal name Denís.

* Borrowed from Turkish Deniz, an ornamental surname from deniz (“sea”).

proper noun Denizes

  1. A surname.
  2. A unisex given name from Turkish. Stand-up comedian Deniz Göktaş has been placed under arrest by a court in Istanbul after he was held at the city's main airport over a performance that has attracted 9.4m views on YouTube.

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"Deniz." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/deniz. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Deniz. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/deniz

Chicago

"Deniz." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/deniz.

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@misc{deniz_2026,
  title = {Deniz},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/deniz},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}