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[Opinions] Masculine or Feminine?

by kookiemonster71

6/25/2009, 7:48 AM

And how would you instinctively pronounce

Dionis / Dionys ????

#Dionis #Dionys #gender #pronunciation

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- Mackenzie (kenzieiscool)

6/26/2009, 1:57 AM

Masculine

And it looks like it would be pronounced dion-ehs

- NobodyOfConsequence

6/25/2009, 4:35 PM

I'd say masc. and I'd instinctively pronounce it DEE-ONISS

- thefancyapple

6/25/2009, 2:22 PM

I'd say it's masculine. It makes me think of Dionysus, the god of wine and fertility and all that jazz. My first thought as to the pronunciation of Dionis/Dionys was "die-OH-nis."

- Sofia

6/25/2009, 2:01 PM

Masculine

In Croatian the Greek god Dionysius / Dionysos is called Dioniz, so I assume that this is just another form of the name.

I'd pronounce it 'dee-OH-nees',

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- KrisMichelle

6/25/2009, 12:21 PM

I would think masculine, and would pronounce them DIE-oh-nihs.

- Elena

6/25/2009, 12:12 PM

Definitely masculine, although I did meet a female Donis once.

- Andromache (Hannah Ruth)

6/25/2009, 12:10 PM

Masculine..

I immediately think of Dionysus, the Greek god.

My first thought would be "die-ON-iss".

- iolite

6/25/2009, 11:45 AM

My instinctive pronunciation is dy-ON-is, and I would guess masculine.

- BBH +1

6/25/2009, 11:14 AM

DIE-on-iss
DIE-on-ice (lol)

- kookiemonster71

6/25/2009, 11:38 AM

Thanks

- Davidica +1

6/25/2009, 10:59 AM

dee-OWN-iss

Dionis/Dionys is masculine to me. Dionne is unisex but I prefer it as a female's name. It's the name of my mother, too ;)

This message was edited 6/25/2009, 11:00 AM

- kookiemonster71

6/25/2009, 11:38 AM

Thanks!

- Bear +1

6/25/2009, 10:56 AM

I've never heard of Dionis / Dionys before. But I'd be very surprised if it weren't related to Dionysia, a favorite of mine. I pronounce Dionysia as, "dee-uh-NEE-see-uh," but I've also heard "die-uh-NIE-see-uh."

Dionysius is also related. ("die-uh-NIE-see-us" or "dee-uh-NEE-see-us")

They all are original forms of Denis / Dennis / Denise, I believe.

To answer your original question, I'd guess that Dionis / Dionys was masculine. But that's a total guess.

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- kookiemonster71

6/25/2009, 11:37 AM

I was guessing masculine too and most others seem to agree. I was thinking dee AHN iss (end part rhymes with Adonis) for the pronunciation.

I agree that it is probably related to the other Dion- names.

If I used it, Dion (dee AHN) would be a nn possibility.

Drewell (Drew) , Donovan, and Dionis (Dion) do go well togehter I think.

- ICEyun +1

6/25/2009, 10:49 AM

Dionys seems strictly masculine, in my opinion. The pronounciation depends on the spelling. Dionis to me woudl be Dee-OH-niss, while Dionys would be DIE-oh-nees.

- kookiemonster71

6/25/2009, 11:29 AM

Thanks. So you think there might be a long O sound. Hmmmm.

- mirfak +1

6/25/2009, 10:16 AM

Dye-AW-nis ... and I'd probably assume masculine, but it could also be feminine, the gender preference is not strong for me. It's unfamiliar to me.

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- kookiemonster71

6/25/2009, 11:28 AM

I was guessing MASCULINE as well, but some naming sites have it listed as feminine. When I looked it up on Facebook and Google image... all of them were guys though.

- gigibee (guest) +1

6/25/2009, 8:50 AM

dee ONN iss

- kookiemonster71

6/25/2009, 11:27 AM

This is the pronunciation I guessed and like best.

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