Dennis

Alternative forms

• Denis
• Denys

Etymology

Old French saint's name Denis, brought to England by Normans; from Latin Dionysius, "follower of (the wine god) Dionysos".

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛnɪs/

Proper noun

Dennis

1. A male given name..
   • c. 1598–1600, William Shakespeare, “As You Like It”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals):
     : Act I, Scene I:

     I will physic your rankness, and yet give no thousand crowns neither. Holla, Dennis!

   • 1944 Mazo de la Roch, The Building of Jalna, Little,Brown&co (1944):

     Each disliked the choice of the other. "Charles is a stern name," she affirmed. "Nonsense," said Philip. "It's as agreeable a name as there is. Dennis sounds like a comical Irish story." "You just show your bad feeling when you say such a thing," she retorted. "'T is a grand name!"

2. A patronymic surname​.

Anagrams

• ends in, insend, send in, sendin', sinned

Etymology

From English Dennis, from Old French saint's name Denis, from Latin Dionysius.

Proper noun

Dennis

1. a male given name.

Etymology

From English Dennis in the 20th century.

Proper noun

Dennis

1. A male given name..

References

• Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 12 845 males with the given name Dennis have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1980s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

Proper noun

Dennis m

1. A male given name..

Proper noun

Dennis

1. A male given name., an English type spelling of Denis.

Proper noun

Dennis

1. A male given name. borrowed from English in the 20th century.

Proper noun

Dennis c (genitive Dennis)

1. A male given name. borrowed from English in the 20th century.