Behind the Name: Meaning, origin and history of the name Dennis

Dennis

Given Name DENNIS

GENDER: Masculine

PRONOUNCED: DEN-is (English), DE-nis (German), DEN-nis (Dutch) [key]

Meaning & History

Usual English, German and Dutch form of DENIS.

Related Names

DIMINUTIVES: Den, Denny (English)

FEMININE FORMS: Denice, Denise (English), Denise (Dutch)

OTHER LANGUAGES/CULTURES: Deion (African American), Dionysios, Dionysius, Dion (Ancient Greek), Dionysius (Biblical), Denis (Croatian), Denis (Czech), Denis (French), Dionysios (Greek), Dionysos (Greek Mythology), Dénes (Hungarian), Dionisio (Italian), Tenney (Medieval English), Dinis, Diniz, Dionísio (Portuguese), Denis, Dionisie (Romanian), Denis (Russian), Denis, Dionýz (Slovak), Denis (Slovene), Dionisio (Spanish), Denys (Ukrainian)

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