Déniz or Deniz (also written Denis in some parts of South America, see Denis) is a Spanish-Portuguese surname derived from the French surname De Niz. Deniz, although of different origin, is also Turkish name. People with Déniz surnames of Spanish-Portuguese origin can be found mostly in the

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and in the Americas (USA, Cuba, etc.). ''De Niz'' in French, Spanish and Portuguese means "from Niz", where ''Niz'' is a defunct spelling variation of the name of the French city

Nice Nice ( , ; Niçard: , classical norm, or , nonstandard, ; it, Nizza ; lij, Nissa; grc, Νίκαια; la, Nicaea) is the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France. The Nice agglomeration extends far beyond the administrative c ...

. ''De Nice'' was written Déniz in Spanish and Portuguese. People bearing that surname in Spain and Portugal and their descendants have the surname with French roots. Alternatively, the Portuguese surname deNiz means "from the be-giN'ing", intricately related with the End.Dinis, Michel (2015). "deNiz", Alfarroba, Alcochete. . Deniz can refer to the following people: *

Atiye Deniz Deniz Atiye Yılmaz (born 22 November 1988), originally known by the artist name Atiye Deniz () and later by the mononym Atiye, is a Turkish pop singer. She releases songs in Turkish, Arabic and English. Career The second album by Atiye was s ...

(born 1988), Turkish singer *

Burak Deniz Burak Deniz (born 17 February 1991) is a Turkish actor and model who predominantly works in Turkish series and films. He is best known for his leading portrayal of Murat Sarsılmaz in television series ''Aşk Laftan Anlamaz'' (2016-17) which was ...

, Turkish actor * Derviş Kemal Deniz (born 1954), Turkish-Cypriot politician * Elif Deniz (born 1993), Turkish women's footballer * Erhan Deniz (born 1985), Turkish kickboxer * Frank Deniz (1912–2005), British jazz guitarist * Fuat Deniz (1967–2007), Turkish-Swedish sociologist and writer of Assyrian descent * Leslie Deniz (born 1962), American discus thrower *

Okan Deniz Okan Deniz (born 20 May 1994) is a Turkish footballer who plays as a winger for Amed. Deniz began his career with Bursaspor in 2007 and made his professional debut during the 2011-12 season. Deniz is also a youth international with caps at th ...

(born 1994), Turkish footballer * Semih Deniz (born 1989), Turkish Paralympian middle-distance runner

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Deniz Surnames Turkish-language surnames de:Deniz

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