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Deniz is a Turkish given name meaning "sea". It is used for both females and males.
Originally, Deniz was a masculine name. In a Turkish legend, the oldest Turkish ruler ( Khan) Oğuz had six sons. They were Ay-Han (moon Khan), Gök-Han (sky Khan), Deniz-Han (sea Khan), Yıldız-Han (star Khan), Gün-Han (sun Khan) and Dağ-Han (mountain Khan).
Today, Deniz is a unisex name.
Déniz or Deniz ( Also written Denis in some parts of South America, disambiguation) Is a Spanish-Portuguese surname derived from the French surname De Niz. People with Déniz surnames can be found mostly in the Canary Islands, Azores, Madeira, some parts of the Catalonian region in Spain and in the Americas ( USA, Cuba, etc.).
It is sometimes confused with the Turkish name "Deniz", But they have different origins, pronunciation and meaning:
De Niz: in French means "from Niz" Adaptation of the name of the city "Nice" in France. Therefore De Nice was written Déniz in Spanish and Portuguese. People bearing that surname in Spain and Portugal and their descendent have the surname with French roots.
Deniz is a Turkish surname meaning "sea."
Alternatively, the Portuguese surname deNiz means "from the be-giN'ing", intricately related with the End.
Deniz can refer to the following people:
- Atiye Deniz (born 1988), Turkish singer
- Derviş Kemal Deniz (born 1954), Turkish-Cypriot politician
- Elif Deniz (born 1993), Turkish women's footballer
- Erhan Deniz (born 1985),
- Fuat Deniz (1967-2007), Turkish-Swedish sociologist and writer of Assyrian descent
- Leslie Deniz (born 1962), American athlete, who competed mainly in the discus throw
- Okan Deniz (born 1994), Turkish footballer
- Okan Deniz (born 1994), Turkish footballer
Deniz may refer to:
- Deniz (given name), Turkish given name
- Deniz (surname), Turkish surname
- Denizköy (disambiguation), villages in Turkey
- Ozcan Deniz, Turkish actor