Denzil

Where Denzil comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Denzil.

Denzil through the years
  1. 1897
    First appearance
    #1,057 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1917
    Denzil Best born
    American jazz drummer
  3. 1937
    Peak, #588
    96 babies named Denzil, the most in any year.
  4. 1940
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #1,007.
  5. 1953
    Denzil Douglas born
    Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Denzil Douglas · Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis, born 1953
  • Denzil Best · American jazz drummer, 1917–1965
  • Denzil Haoseb · Namibian footballer, born 1991
  • Denzil Davies · British politician, 1938–2018
  • Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles · English politician and army officer, 1599–1680

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.