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[ 5 syll. dio-ny-siu(s), di-onysi-us ] The boy name Dionysius is pronounced DAYahNIHSiyahS †. Dionysius' language of origin is Old Greek and it is predominantly used in German. Dionysius is a variant form of Dennis (Dutch, English, French, and German). Dion (short form in English, French, and German) is a variant of the name. Dionysius is not commonly used as a baby boy name. It is not listed within the top 1000. In 2008, among the family of boy names directly related to Dionysius, Dennis was the most widely used. Baby names that sound like Dionysius include Dionisio (Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish), Damianos, Damianus, Danousek (Czech), Dionigi (Italian), Dionisie (Romanian), Dionisiy (Russian), Dionysus (German), Domenico (Italian), Domicio (Spanish), Dominico (Italian), Dominicus (Dutch), Dainis (Latvian and Russian), Damaso (Spanish), Damasus (German), Danika (English), Danukas (Lithuanian), Dionis (Spanish), Dionys (German), and Domagoj (Slavic).
† English pronunciation for Dionysius: D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; AY as in "hide (HH.AY.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)"   |
