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♂ Den
What does Den mean?
Den as a boys' name is of Old English derivation, and Den means "follower of Dionysius; son of Dennis". Den is a version of Dennis (English, Greek): also respelling of Dionysius. Den is also a variation of Dennison (Old English).
STARTS WITH Den-
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, follower (servant)
Variations
OTHER FORMS VIA DENNIS, DENNISON Denies, Denis▼, Dennes, Dennet, Denney, Dennie, Denny▼, Dennys, Denys, Diot
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Den Zen (D.Z.), ..
How popular is Den?
Den is an uncommonly occurring first name for males but a very prominent last name for all people (#60230 out of 150436, Top 40%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Which version is better?
Popular variation forms of Den (NOT IN TOP 2000) are Denis (#1726 FROM RECENT DATA), Dennie, Dennis (#556), Denny, Deon (#1108) and Dion (#1368). Other variants, like Dennet, are seldom used. Usage of these relations of Den reached its peak 68 years ago (AVERAGE #772) and is now much lower, with versions like Denny becoming less stylish. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Similar Names
Den is alike in pronunciation to Dain, Daine, Dan▼, Dane, Dann, Dayne, Dean, Deen, Deion▼, Dejuan, Dene, Deonn, Dewain, Dewonn, Dewuan, Deyon, Doan, Doane, Don▼, Donn, Dowan, Duane▼, Dunn, Dunne and Dwain. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Ben▼, De-, Dee▼, Del, Des, Dev, Dex, Ken▼, Len, Pen and Ren. These names tend to be more commonly used than Den.
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