Dennis
/ˈdɛnɪs/ · name
Meaning
- A male given name from Ancient Greek.
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
- A number of places in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in Murray County, Georgia.
- An unincorporated community in Putnam County, Georgia.
- An unincorporated community in Labette County, Kansas.
- A town and census-designated place therein, in Barnstable County, Massachusetts.
- A census-designated place in Tishomingo County, Mississippi.
- A township in Cape May County, New Jersey.
- A census-designated place in Delaware County, Oklahoma.
- A town in Parker County, Texas.
- 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”.
- -(fro)→
- Denis(Middle English)→
- Dennis (English)
- Relations: inh, der
Related words
Descendant words
- Dennis(Cebuano) (der)
- Dennis(Danish) (der)
- Deniss(Latvian) (cog)
- Dennis(Swedish) (bor)
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