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Denise

American  
[duh-nees, -neez] / dəˈnis, -ˈniz /

noun

  1. a female given name: derived from Denis.


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OpenAI is making other changes to its executive team, handing former Slack executive and revenue chief Denise Dresser commercial responsibilities that were previously the purview of operating chief Brad Lightcap.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Among some of the most high-profile female coaches is London-born Emma Hayes, who is joined by assistant Denise Reddy at the United States.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Denise Giardina, a Huntington Beach book seller and friend of Voorhees’, has been on Home Depot patrols in her community and said planning various political actions is practically a full-time job.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2026

Denise Giardina, a bestselling novelist and Mountain Party’s 2000 nominee for governor of West Virginia, was in the audience for Jackson’s speech and remembered the crowd and its energy.

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026

At eleven years old, Denise was a few years younger than I was, but I thought she was pretty and smart, and I always liked the way her mom fixed her hair.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry