Denzel, when used as a
male name, ultimately derives from the
Cornish language
Cornish (Standard Written Form: or , ) is a Southwestern Brittonic language, Southwestern Brittonic language of the Celtic language family. Along with Welsh language, Welsh and Breton language, Breton, Cornish descends from Common Brittonic, ...
and means "from the high stronghold" or "fertile ground."
There was a
manor in
St Mawgan
St Mawgan or St Mawgan in Pydar () is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The population of this parish at the 2011 census was 1,307. The village is situated four miles northeast of New ...
, Cornwall, named Denzell. The manor dates to at least the early 1500s and was described in volume 3 of ''
Magna Britannia'' (1814) as being the home of an "ancient family of that name".
[Lysons, Daniel, and Lysons, Samuel. Magna Britannia; Being A Concise Topographical Account Of The Several Counties Of Great Britain: Cornwall. 3. United Kingdom, T. Cadell And W. Davies, 1814, pp. 7-8]
Notable individuals with the name include
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Denzel Akyeampong (born 2004), English footballer
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Denzel Bentley (born 1995), English boxer
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Denzel Boston, American football player
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Denzel Bowles (born 1989), American basketball player
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Denzel Budde (born 1997), Dutch footballer
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Denzel Burke (born 2002), American football player
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Denzel Clarke (born 2000), Canadian baseball player
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Denzel Comenentia (born 1995), Dutch athlete
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Denzel Curry
Denzel Rae Don Curry (born February 16, 1995) is an American rapper. Born and raised in Miami Gardens, Florida, Curry started rapping while in the sixth grade and began working on his first mixtape, ''King Remembered Underground Tape 1991–1995 ...
(born 1995), American rapper
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Denzel Daxon (born 1999), Bahamian American football player
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Denzel De Roeve (born 2004), Belgian footballer
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Denzel Devall (born 1994), American football player
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Denzel Dumfries (born 1996), Dutch footballer
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Denzelle Good (born 1991), American football player
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Denzel Hall (born 2001), Dutch footballer
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Denzel Jubitana (born 1999), Belgian footballer
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Denzel Livingston (born 1993), American basketball player
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Denzel Mahoney (born 1998), American basketball player
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Denzel Mims (born 1997), American football player
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Denzel Nkemdiche (born 1993), American football player
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Denzel Nogueira Damasceno (born 2003), Brazilian footballer
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Denzel Perryman (born 1992), American football player
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Denzel Prempeh (born 1984), Ghanaian musician
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Denzel Radford (born 1994), Canadian football player
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Denzel Ramirez (born 1983), Trinidadian runner
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Denzel Rice (born 1993), American football player
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Denzel Slager (born 1993), Dutch footballer
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Denzel Valentine (born 1993), American basketball player
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Denzel Ward (born 1997), American football player
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Denzel Washington
Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. (born December 28, 1954) is an American actor, producer, and director. Known for his dramatic roles Denzel Washington on screen and stage, on stage and screen, Washington has received List of awards and nominations ...
(born 1954), American actor
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Denzel Whitaker (born 1990), American actor
Surname
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John Denzel (??–1535), English landowner
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Peter Denzel (born 1939), Austrian sailor
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Yomi Denzel (born 1996), Swiss-Nigerian entrepreneur
Fictional characters
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Mr. Denzel Crocker, a fictional character in ''The Fairly OddParents''
See also
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Danzel
Danzel (born Johan Waem, 9 November 1976) is a Belgian musician, best known for his 2004 single " Pump It Up!" which reached the top 10 across Europe, including in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Polan ...
(born 1976), Belgian dance musician
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Denzil (disambiguation)
References
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German-language surnames