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Also Swedish, Danish and Norwegian: https://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Dennis
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A name is a name. I was born in the late 60s. My name Dennis turned me into a fighter. It also turned my sister into a fighter. Kids would chant. You guessed it. Dennis the Menace, Dennis the Menace.
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Very ugly.
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Not only is "Dennis sinned" a palindrome, but so is "Dennis and Edna sinned.".
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Dennis comes from the Greek name Dyonisus. Acts 17:34 mentions this version of the name Dennis as the name of one of the first followers of Christianity in Athens. So I guess the fact that Dennis is also “sinned” spelled backwards could mean that he once “sinned” but now sins no more.
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When I was little I wanted to be named Dennis.
I also loved the movie Dennis the Menace.
Now, I'm not really that big of a fan of this name.
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I also loved the movie Dennis the Menace.
Now, I'm not really that big of a fan of this name.
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It sounds okay, but it reminds me of high school jocks. Its spelling "sinned" backwards is somewhat amusing, but I doubt anyone would notice that.
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Add Usage: Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Italian
Pronounced: DEHN-nis (Swedish, Norwegian, Italian), DEH-nehs (Danish)
Variant form of DENIS used in several languages.
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Pronounced: DEHN-nis (Swedish, Norwegian, Italian), DEH-nehs (Danish)
Variant form of DENIS used in several languages.
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Dennis is the 5 year old son of Jonathan and Mavis in Hotel Transylvania 2.
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I personally don't like this name. It spells 'sinned' backwards.
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In 2018, 58 is the most common age for an American (U.S.) Dennis who is registered male with the Social Security Administration. It is the 82nd most common male first name for living U.S. citizens.
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It's gorgeous!
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I like this name! It sounds like an independent, strong man. The spelling looks incomplete to me though.
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I think this name sounds too "serious". It reminds me of that bad kid who terrorizes his neighbours.
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Sounds like the name of a fonzie-esque biker or rebel of some sort.
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I am another "Dennis" and always fascinated with the name's history. This is extracted from Wikipedia -- Saint Denis was a Christian martyr and saint. In the third century, he was Bishop of Paris. He was martyred shortly after 250 AD. Denis is said to have picked his head up after being decapitated, walked ten kilometres (six miles), while preaching a sermon of repentance the entire way. He is venerated in the Roman Catholic Church as patron of Paris, France and is a very popular name throughout France and many churches are named after him.
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Another famous Dennis - Dennis Day. A singer and actor who appeared with Jack Benny on radio and TV during the 1940s, 50s and 60s. Had his own TV show for a year or two in the 1950s.
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My name is Dennis. As a kid, I got the usual "Dennis the Menace" stuff. I got tired of that, so, I changed it to better fit my personality. Today, I am "DENNIS THE MENTAL". :)
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Dennis Reynolds is the name of one of the main characters on the comedy TV show, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Dennis is twin brother to Deandra (Dee) Reynolds, and co-owner of the bar "Paddy's Pub" along with his two best friends, Charlie Kelley and Mac. He's the most narcissitic and womanizing member of the gang, but Dennis is smart and funny with his witty sarcasm and utter disregard for anyone but himself. He is portrayed by the actor Glenn Howerton.
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Dennis from the Spongebob Squarepants Movie.
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Dennis is Coop's best friend form Kid Vs. Kat.
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I know a really cute, shy little boy named Dennis, he made me start to really like the name. It's so cute, but at the same time old fashioned :)
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Dennis, there's some lovely filth down here! (Monty Python)
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Dennis is an awesome name! I would like to see it used more often, I really would. Will I use this someday? Maybe.
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He steals from the rich and gives it to the poor, Mr. Moore, Dennis Moore.
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A famous bearer is American actor Dennis Franz (born October 28, 1944). He is best known for his role as Andy Sipowicz in the television series "NYPD Blue", for which he won 4 Emmy Awards.
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Dennis means "of the sky".
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Dennis is the name of Jack's quirky assistant on the popular '90s television sitcom "Just Shoot Me". Dennis is played by David Spade.
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I never gave the name Dennis any thought before. But then I saw "Martian Child." The kid's name is Dennis and I've found I like it.
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I don't really like most names that end in the 's' sound, and the masculine ones are even worse than the feminine ones, except for maybe Mavis, which is even worse than this name, for instance. Besides, I never did like Dennis the Menace, and that's what comes to mind, as does the occasional American pronunciation of 'dentist'. Gah, not a great association that one, either.
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Also Scandinavian.
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Simply an underrated and awesome name.
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Dyns (pronounced: DIN-is), with its Welsh root name, Ynys (pronounced: IN-is) is a feminine form for Dennis. Also, Diynys, with alternate spellings like, Dee-Ynys (pronounced: dee-IN-is), functions well as a feminization of Dennis, too. If you are looking for a Welsh girl's name and you favor the boy's name Dennis, consider the first and middle name combination of, Dynys Enlli, as Ynys Enlli is a Welsh place name of an island considered to be the fabled Isle of Avalon from Authurian legend.
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Dennis Weaver played McCloud on CBS back in the '70's.
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My brother's name is Dennis. I think it makes him seem both strong and gentle. He weathered the whole Dennis the Menace thing, being that he was born like a year before the character debuted. But, you know what, people make the names they are given not the other way around and when I hear the name Dennis, I don't think of that dumb kid in the comics and tv show, I think of a Highland warrior or an English Lord or something. A funny aside -- my brother Dennis was a phenomenal tennis player in his youth! Ok. That got him ribbed a bit!
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My father's name is Dennis, and we find it funny that Dennis spelled backward is "sinned". It's still a good name though.
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Dennis Rader is the self-styled BTK killer.
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Dennis Creevey is the younger brother of the better known Colin Creevey - both are characters in the Harry Potter books.
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It's possible that the name is derived from Old English "Denisc" (sc = sh) which means Danish.
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A peasant in Monty Python and the Holy Grail complains about the monarchy and how "supreme executive power should come from a mandate from the masses." His name is Dennis. In the musical version, Spamalot, this peasant is Dennis Galahad, who later becomes a very attractive knight.
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Middle name of famed comedian George Carlin.
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Dennis Moore the highwayman is a character in a Monty Python sketch.
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Rhymes with tennis, menace and Venice.
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Dennis Wilson, member of the Beach Boys.
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I don't know how to verify this information but it was given to me by my teacher who's name is Dennis: he said that the name Dennis means "godlike".
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Actor Dennis Hopper is a famous bearer.
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Famous bearer: Dennis the Menace, the cartoon.
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