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Dionysus

die-uh-NIE-sus3 syllables
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Greek god of wine and festivity. (Mythology)

What does Dionysus mean?

Mythology: Greek god of wine and festivity.. Dionysus is the Greek god of wine, fertility, and festivity, often associated with revelry and celebration.

Is Dionysus a good dog name?

Not yet rated. Say it out loud a few times in your best across-the-park voice before you commit.

Dionysus in the Pets in the City community

We don't have publishable popularity figures for Dionysus in our Auckland community. This does not tell us how common the name is.

From anonymised, aggregated records of dogs at our 5 Auckland centres. Our community, not a national census.

What kind of dog does Dionysus suit?

Wonderfully unusual
Myth & legend

Suggestions only — plenty of dogs happily wear names that break every rule.

Our entirely unscientific pack opinion

Welcome Dionysus!

The other dogs at the hotel are all wondering if Dionysus will be bringing his own grape juice for the ‘pawty’ or if we’ll just have to stick to water bowls!

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