Denzel, when used as a male name, ultimately derives from the Cornish language and means "from the high stronghold" or "fertile ground.
"[1] There was a manor in St Mawgan, Cornwall, named Denzell.
The manor dates to at least the early 1500s and was described in volume 3 of Magna Britannia (1814) as being the home of an "ancient family of that name".
[2] Notable individuals with the name include: