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Dennis

/ˈdɛnɪs/ · name

Meaning

  1. A male given name from Ancient Greek.
  2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  3. A number of places in the United States:
  4. An unincorporated community in Murray County, Georgia.
  5. An unincorporated community in Putnam County, Georgia.
  6. An unincorporated community in Labette County, Kansas.
  7. A town and census-designated place therein, in Barnstable County, Massachusetts.
  8. A census-designated place in Tishomingo County, Mississippi.
  9. A township in Cape May County, New Jersey.
  10. A census-designated place in Delaware County, Oklahoma.
  11. A town in Parker County, Texas.
  12. An unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia.

Etymology / origin

From Middle English Denis, from Old French saint's name Denis, brought to England by Normans; from Latin Dionysius, a masculine name literally meaning “follower of (the wine god) Dionysus”.

  1. -(fro)
  2. Denis(Middle English)
  3. Dennis (English)
  4. Relations: inh, der

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