Given name & surname
Dionisio
Dionisio is a masculine given name from Latin, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in Spanish, Italian, Tagalog, and Cebuano.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Dionisio is a variant of Dionysus. An origin associated with Dionysus is Greek.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Italian usage, Dionisio developed from Διονύσιος.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Dionisio is a variant of Dionysus. The history of Dionysus gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Dionysus is associated with the god of wine and revelry.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Dionisio through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,194
- 1,194 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1977
- 23 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #11,004 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +8%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 11,004 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 8.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,863 as a first name in 2020; 1,921 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Dionisio’s family of names
In Cebuano usage, Dionisio has a short form in Dion. In Spanish usage, Dionisio shares a linguistic root with the Sicilian form Dinisi. In Italian usage, Dionisio has a conventional equivalent in the English form Dennis.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Dionisio has relatives in 14 languages.
12 related names in 14 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 18
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Dionisio
- Chucho ValdésCuban musicianborn 1941
- Dionisio Aguado y GarcíaSpanish classical guitarist and composer1784–1849
- Dionisio MejíaMexican footballer (1907-1963)
- Dionisio AnzilottiItalian jurist/judge of the Permanent Court of International Justice (1867-1950)
- Dionisio GalparsoroSpanish road bicycle racerborn 1978
- Dionisio RidruejoSpanish poet (1912-1975)
- Dionisio LachoviczBrazilian-born Ukrainian Greek Catholic bishopborn 1946
- Dionisio LaurerioItalian cardinal1497–1542
- Dionisio Bardaxí y AzaraSpanish cardinal1760–1826
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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