Message: "Denise" - Behind the Name

[Opinions] Denise

by Ani (peonini)

6/16/2023, 11:50 AM

Not a name I ever liked (until recently?) but I have a coworker, age 21, named Denise. I’ve never met a Denise, young or old, but was surprised to learn it was her name, given the datedness of Denise. Wdyt?

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- Andrew (AndrewJKD)

6/28/2023, 8:36 AM

Nothing inherently wrong with the name, it just evokes a specific time period to me, where the name was commonplace. I went to a music camp with someone roughly my age with the name Denise in 2006 or so, and it just seemed so out-of-place to see it on a girl who would now be about 30.

- namesarecool285

6/17/2023, 9:19 AM

I love, love the name Denise, but I had an aunt with the middle name Denise (she used to go by it as a little girl); for that reason, I don't know if I could use it (personal family reasons). I totally recommend this name to anyone considering it, though.

- Dianatiger

6/16/2023, 2:56 PM

My car's name is Denise because she's worn down but reliable and classy. She also used to be my sister's......

- Wordsmith

6/16/2023, 1:27 PM

I associate it with aunts born in the 1960s. It's not an unattractive name, though.

- Kerilyntaryn21

6/16/2023, 12:04 PM

Don't really like, very dated

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