Denys

American

[den-is, duh-nee] / ˈdɛn ɪs, dəˈni /

noun

Saint. Denîs, Saint.

Denys British

/ ˈdɛnɪs, dəni /

noun

Saint. a variant spelling of (Saint) Denis

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Like thousands of other residents of Zaporizhzhia, Denys Maksyshko has spent years working for local steel factory Zaporizhstal.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

“His name was Denys, and we found a common language as soon as we met,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

When Russian strikes cut off the power, heating and water to swathes of the Ukrainian capital in -20C temperatures, Denys Biletsky was prepared.

From Barron's ● Feb. 26, 2026

Earlier this week, Kyiv declared a state of emergency in its energy sector and appointed former prime minister Denys Shmyhal as energy minister to tackle the situation.

From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2026

"Denys Mallister writes that the mountain people are moving south, slipping past the Shadow Tower in numbers greater than ever before. They are running, my lord . . . but running from what!"

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

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