Deniz (surname)

Deniz is a female and male first name and family name.

Origin and Meaning

Deniz is a Turkish name. Translated it means " The Sea".

Bearers of the name

Male first name

• Deniz Akdeniz (* 1990), Australian actor
• Deniz Aslan (* 1989), Dutch -Turkish football player
• Deniz Aycicek (* 1990), German -Turkish football player
• Deniz Aytekin (* 1978), German football referee of Turkish origin
• Deniz Barış ( b. 1977 ), the Turkish football player
• Deniz Baykal ( born 1938 ), Turkish politicians
• Deniz Çoban ( born 1977 ), Turkish soccer referee
• Deniz Dogan (* 1979), German -Turkish football player
• Deniz Gezmiş (1947-1972), Turkish political ( and militant ) activist
• Deniz Mujić (* 1990), Austrian footballer of Bosnian origin
• Deniz Naki (* 1989), German football player
• Deniz Sari (* 1985), the Turkish football player
• Deniz Siga (* 1989), the Turkish football player
• Deniz Sözbir (* 1981), German -Turkish filmmaker
• Deniz Vural (* 1988), the Turkish football player
• Deniz Yücel (born 1973 ), German - Turkish journalist

Female first name

• Deniz Başpınar (* 1972), German - Turkish author
• Deniz Çelik (born 1973 ), Turkish pop musician
• Deniz Göktürk (* 1963), German German literature, essayist and literary translator
• Deniz Özer (* 1987), German -Turkish football player
• Deniz Seki (born 1970 ), Turkish singer
• Deniz selectivity ( * 19 **), German - Turkish author and illustrator

Family name

• Atiye Deniz (* 1988), German pop singer
• Aytaç Deniz (* 1989), the Turkish football player
• Fuat Deniz (1967-2007), Aramaic sociologist and writer
• Helga Engin - Deniz (* 1941), Austrian writer
• Ismail Deniz (* 1979), German theater and film actor
• Leslie Deniz (born 1962 ), American discus thrower
• Okan Deniz (* 1994), the Turkish football player
• Özcan Deniz (born 1972 ), Turkish musician and actor