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Denise

fem. form of masc. proper name Dennis. Little used in U.S. before 1920s; was at its most popular (top 50) for girls born between 1951 and 1973.

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Denise (song)

"Denise" is a song written by Neil Levenson. The song was inspired by his childhood friend, Denise Lefrak. In 1963, the song became a popular top ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, when recorded by the American doo-wop group Randy & the Rainbows. A cover version by the American new wave group Blondie, re-titled "Denis", reached number 2 in the UK Singles Chart in 1978. Dutch actress and singer Georgina Verbaan covered "Denis" in 2002 and reached number 30 on the Dutch Singles Chart.

Denise

Denise may refer to:

  • Denise (given name), people with the given name Denise
  • Denise, a play by Alexander Dumas
  • Denise, a municipality in Mato Grosso, Brazil
  • "Denise" (song), a 1963 song by Randy & the Rainbows, also known as "Denis" (song), as covered by Blondie
  • Saint Denise (disambiguation)
  • Denise (computer chip), a video graphics chip from the Amiga computer
  • SP-350 Denise, a small submarine also known as the "Diving saucer"
  • Hurricane Denise (disambiguation)
Denise (given name)

Denise is a female given name. It is one of the feminine forms of the masculine name Dennis. The name Denise is said to be of French origin, though its root names are Dionysius in Greek and Dionysia in Latin. Dionysius is the pagan God of wine, and the name Denise means "to be devoted to Bacchus."

Denise (PAT station)

Denise is a station on the Overbrook branch of the Port Authority of Allegheny County's light rail network. It is located in the Carrick neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The station features no parking or connecting bus routes but instead serves a (somewhat blighted) commercial corridor along Saw Mill Run Blvd and a slopeside residential area which extends from the west side of the station.

Denise (TV program)

Denise was an Australian morning show television series that aired on the Seven Network from 1998 until 2001. It was hosted by Denise Drysdale.

Category:Seven Network shows Category:Australian variety television shows Category:1998 Australian television series debuts Category:2001 Australian television series endings Category:1990s Australian television series Category:2000s Australian television series Category:Television shows set in Victoria (Australia) Category:English-language television programming

Usage examples of "denise".

Detroit, briefly, and had married a Denise Leann Watson a few years ago.

She did not see her then and did not care either, because Denise was not going to hurt her anymore.

The one who remembered a Denise Watson was building a sculpture out of hubcaps, welding them together.

He lifted the change drawer in the cash register and handed Ryan the Department of State window envelope addressed to Denise Watson.

When he came back to the bedroom, Denise had her slacks off and was pulling the navy-blue sweater over her head.

Ryan followed him, seeing Denise lying on her side in the raincoat, her white feet drawn up, her eyes closed.

It was a funny feeling, knowing he could walk back to the man standing there with his list of names, knowing the man would pay him whatever he asked and never mention Denise or Raymond or Virgil.

On one side of the dead guy was a woman, Denise Giles, skinny as ticker tape, pretty, dark, who knows what age.

Sikes pretends to be dead with a knife in his neck when Denise distracts Griffith.

He swallowed his pills, ate his poached fish and fruit salad, and watched them leave the house, each suitably attired as befitted thirty years and fifty-five, Denise in purple velvet, feathers and a picture hat, Dora in the ranch mink he had bought her for 12 their silver wedding.

Something to read in the train, and he could send them back to Denise by post.

The telephone rang and, out in the hall, Denise answered it, but Wexford could see Howard was alert for the call.

He took Utopia and made for the stairs, calling a curt good night to Denise and nodding to his nephew as he passed him.

When you and Denise have conspired to keep quiet about it like a couple of parents turning off the television in front of the child when the sexy play starts?

He wondered if she had attended all or some of the films shown at the Garbo season, a recent offering, according to Denise, of the Classic Cinema up the road.