Deneb: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Deneb – Meaning: tail, specifically 'the hen's tail' – Origin: Arabic – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: DEN-ebb


Deneb is an Arabic boy's name meaning “tail, specifically 'the hen's tail'”. It appears in 3 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Deneb

Meaning: Tail, specifically 'the hen's tail'.

Origin: Arabic.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Deneb

Phonetic: DEN-ebb   IPA: /ˈdɛnɛb/

Popularity of Deneb

Deneb doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

Lists That Include Deneb

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