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Worldwide, Deniz (Deniz , Дениз , دينيز ) is a common epicene forename. The first name Deniz is characteristic of Western Asia, particularly Turkey, where it is quite a common gender-neutral name, Azerbaijan, where it is quite a common largely feminine, but seldom masculine name, and Israel, where it is quite a rare feminine name. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Turkey, Iraq, and Germany. Also, Deniz is the last name as well as the forename.
VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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Deniz | Germany, Azerbaijan, Spain, Mexico, Turkey |
Дениз | Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Russia |
دينيز | Egypt, Algeria, Morocco, Iraq, Saudi Arabia |
Дэниз | Russia, Kyrgyzstan |
Deniz is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Deniz Alsancak , character in Yalan Dünya; Harpy , the DC Comics comic book supervillain, Star Spangled War Stories; Denise Mahoney , the fictional character from the television series Scrubs; Denise Huxtable , the fictional character from the American sitcom The Cosby Show and Denise Laroque , the character in 'Allo 'Allo!, among other works.