Pagan Names

Dionysus

Pronounced die oh NY sus
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About the name Dionysus

Dionysus is the Greek God of wine and religious ecstasy. The name may mean something like "Lord of the woods" or "God of the trees". From dios, God, associated Zeus and nũsa for tree, or the second part of his name may related to Mount Nysa, his birth place, thus Dionysus may mean "The God of Nysa".

Related Names

Dionysius, Denise, Dennis

Origin
Mediterranean
Greek

divine, myth

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