Given name & surname · also Middle English
Dench
Dench is a surname from Middle English, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in English and Middle English.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Dench comes from Middle English, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Middle English Dench, from Old English Denisc, from Proto-Germanic *daniskaz.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Dench’s family of names
In English usage, Dench as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with DANISH.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Dench, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Dětřich
“ruler of the people”
>99% boys
Denegils
“Dane” · “hostage”
>99% boys
Denewulf
“Dane” · “wolf”
>99% boys
Diehl
“people”
73% boys · 27% girls
Deneweald
“Dane” · “might, authority”
>99% boys
Dirks
Dirks is a masculine given name from Germanic. It is used in English and Dutch.
83% boys · 17% girls
Dibert
“people” · “bright, famous”
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Dægberht
“day” · “bright”
>99% boys