From Denys or Denis, the medieval French forms of Dionysius; From Greek Διός (Dios) meaning "of Zeus" combined with Nysa, the name of the region where young Dionysos was said to have been raised. "Nysa" is possibly from an archaic Greek word meaning "tree," with "Zeus" meaning "sky" or "shine."
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