Denzel, when used as a

male name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...

, ultimately derives from the

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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 ''Magna Britannia, being a concise topographical account of the several counties of Great Britain'' was a topographical and historical survey published by the antiquarians Daniel Lysons and his brother Samuel Lysons in several volumes between 180 ...

'' (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

* Denzel Akyeampong (born 2004), English footballer *

Denzel Bentley Denzel Bentley Ntim-Mensah (born 29 January 1995), is an English professional boxer who has held the British middleweight title three times. He is the current champion and also holds the European and WBO International middleweight titles. Profe ...

(born 1995), English boxer * Denzel Boston, American football player *

Denzel Bowles Denzel Bowles (born May 1, 1989) is an American former professional basketball player. Professional career 2011–12 season Bowles began his professional career with BC Šiauliai of the Lithuanian League. There, he averaged 12.6 points per gam ...

(born 1989), American basketball player * Denzel Budde (born 1997), Dutch footballer *

Denzel Burke Denzel Burke (born November 10, 2002) is an American professional football cornerback for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes and was selected by the Cardinals in the ...

(born 2002), American football player *

Denzel Clarke Denzel Leslie Clarke (born May 1, 2000) is a Canadian professional baseball outfielder for the Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2025. Career Clarke attended Everest Academy in Thornhill, Ontario, Canada. He was ...

(born 2000), Canadian baseball player * Denzel Comenentia (born 1995), Dutch athlete *

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 * Denzel Daxon (born 1999), Bahamian American football player * Denzel De Roeve (born 2004), Belgian footballer * Denzel Devall (born 1994), American football player *

Denzel Dumfries Denzel Justus Morris Dumfries (born 18 April 1996) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a right-back or right wing-back for club Inter Milan and the Netherlands national team. Dumfries began his senior career in 2014 at Sparta Rott ...

(born 1996), Dutch footballer * Denzelle Good (born 1991), American football player * Denzel Hall (born 2001), Dutch footballer * Denzel Jubitana (born 1999), Belgian footballer *

Denzel Livingston Denzel Livingston (born April 18, 1993) is an American professional basketball player who last played for BC Rustavi of the Georgian Superliga. He played college basketball for Incarnate Word before playing in the NBA G League and Israel. High ...

(born 1993), American basketball player *

Denzel Mahoney Denzel Mahoney (born January 18, 1998) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Austin Spurs of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Creighton Bluejays and the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks. Hi ...

(born 1998), American basketball player *

Denzel Mims Denzel Mims (born October 10, 1997) is an American professional football wide receiver. He played college football at Baylor. He was selected by the New York Jets in the second-round of the 2020 NFL draft. Early life Mims attended Daingerfie ...

(born 1997), American football player *

Denzel Nkemdiche Denzel-Ray N. Nkemdiche (born February 15, 1993) is an American former college football linebacker. He played for the University of Mississippi. Early life A native of Loganville, Georgia, Nkemdiche attended Grayson High School, where he played ...

(born 1993), American football player *

Denzel Nogueira Damasceno Denzel Nogueira Damasceno (born 20 January 2003), simply known as Denzel, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Goiás. Club career Born in Taboão da Serra, São Paulo (state), São Paulo, Denzel played for the yo ...

(born 2003), Brazilian footballer *

Denzel Perryman Denzel Lamar Perryman (born December 5, 1992) is an American professional football linebacker for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Miami Hurricanes and was selected by the then Sa ...

(born 1992), American football player *

Denzel Prempeh Denzel Prempeh (born 17 April 1984), previously known as Denzel Kwabena Owusu-Ansah Agyeman-Prempeh, is a Ghanaian gospel musician and pastor. He serves as a reverend minister at Destiny Chapel, Mount Zion, in Adenta, Accra. In 2010, he founde ...

(born 1984), Ghanaian musician *

Denzel Radford Denzel Radford (born May 28, 1994) is a Canadian former professional football defensive back who played in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played U Sports football for the Calgary Dinos as a receiver, defensive back, and kick returner fro ...

(born 1994), Canadian football player *

Denzel Ramirez Denzel Ramirez (born 22 December 1983) is a long-distance runner. He represented Trinidad and Tobago at the 2005 Central American and Caribbean Championships and the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games. He ran track with Colby Community Co ...

(born 1983), Trinidadian runner *

Denzel Rice Denzel Rice (born March 31, 1993) is a former American football cornerback. He played college football at Coastal Carolina. Professional career Philadelphia Eagles Rice was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2015. O ...

(born 1993), American football player * Denzel Slager (born 1993), Dutch footballer *

Denzel Valentine Denzel Robert Valentine (born November 16, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for Pallacanestro Trieste of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He played college basketball for the Michigan State Spartans. As a senior, Valentin ...

(born 1993), American basketball player *

Denzel Ward Denzel Nehemiah Ward (born April 28, 1997) is an American professional football cornerback for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes. Early life Ward attended Nordoni ...

(born 1997), American football player *

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 *

Denzel Whitaker Denzel Dominique Whitaker (born June 15, 1990) is an American actor. Beginning his career as a child actor, he acted in the films ''Training Day'' (2001) and '' The Ant Bully'' (2006) before portraying James Farmer Jr. in '' The Great Debaters' ...

(born 1990), American actor

Surname

* John Denzel (??–1535), English landowner * Peter Denzel (born 1939), Austrian sailor * Yomi Denzel (born 1996), Swiss-Nigerian entrepreneur

Fictional characters

* Mr. Denzel Crocker, a fictional character in ''The Fairly OddParents''

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