DENIS
Gender: Masculine
Usage: French, Russian, English, German, Czech, Slovene
Other Scripts: (Russian)
Pronounced: de-NEE (French), DEN-is (English), DE-nis (German) [key]
From Denys or Denis, the medieval French forms of DIONYSIUS. Saint Denis was a 3rd-century missionary to Gaul who was beheaded in Paris. He is credited with converting the Gauls to Christianity and is considered the patron saint of France. This name was common in France during the Middle Ages, and it was imported by the Normans to England. It is now regularly spelled Dennis in the English-speaking world. A notable bearer was the French philosopher Denis Diderot (1713-1784).
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DIONYSIUS
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Roman, Biblical
Latin form of DIONYSIOS. Dionysius the Areopagite, who is mentioned in the New Testament, was a judge converted to Christianity by Saint Paul. This was also the name of many other early saints, including a 3rd-century pope.
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DIONYSIOS
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Greek, Ancient Greek
Other Scripts: (Ancient Greek)
Greek personal name derived from the name of the Greek god DIONYSOS. Famous bearers include two early tyrants of Syracuse and a 1st-century BC Greek rhetorician.
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Dennis - name meaning and origin
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The boy's name Dennis \d(en)-nis\ is pronounced DEN-iss. It is of Greek and English origin, and its meaning is "follower of Dionysius". Also variant of Dionysius. Mythology: Dionysius is the Greek god of wine, responsible for the growth of the vines in spring and the originator of winemaking; he is equivalent to the Roman god Bacchus. Biblical: a judge of Athens who was converted to Christianity by the apostle Paul. Basketball player Dennis Rodman; actors Dennis Quaid, Dennis Christopher, Dennis Hopper, Dennis Franz, Denis Leary, Dennis Haysbert; sailor Dennis Conner.
Dennis has 17 variant forms: Den, Denies, Denis, Dennes, Dennet, Denney, Dennie, Dennison, Denny, Dennys, Denys, Deon, Dion, Dionisio, Dionysius, Dionysus and Diot.
For more information, see also related names Artemas, Denmark and Tyson.
Baby names that sound like Dennis are Teunis, Deonys and Tannis.
Dennis is a very popular male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Dennis. Compare Dennis with related baby names.
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Denis Name Meaning and History
1. French, Spanish (Dens), and Portuguese: from the personal name Denis (Spanish Dens), variant of Dennis.
2. Ukrainian: from the personal name Denys (see Dennis).
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Dennis Name Meaning and History
1. English: from the medieval personal name Den(n)is (Latin Dionysius, Greek Dionysios (follower) of Dionysos, an eastern god introduced to the classical pantheon at a relatively late date and bearing a name of probably Semitic origin). The name was borne by various early saints, including St Denis, the martyred 3rd-century bishop of Paris who became the patron of France; the popularity of the name in England from the 12th century onwards seems to have been largely due to French influence. The feminine form Dionysia (in the vernacular likewise Den(n)is) is also found, and some examples of the surname may represent a metronymic form.
2. English: variant of Dench.
3. Irish (mainly Dublin and Cork): of the same origin as 1 and 2, sometimes an alternative form to Donohue but more often to MacDonough, since the personal name Donnchadh was Anglicized as Donough or Denis.
4. Irish (Ulster and Munster): Anglicized form of the rare Gaelic name Donnghusa descendant of Donnghus, a personal name from donn brown-haired man or chieftain + gus vigor.