Denny - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Denny \d(en)-ny\, also used as girl's name Denny, is a variant of Denby (Scandinavian) and Dennis (Greek, English), and the meaning of Denny is "the Dane's village; follower of Dionysius".

The baby name Denny sounds like Danny, Denney, Donny and Tenny. Other similar baby names are Benny, Denly, Dennys, Kenny, Lenny and Renny.

Denny is a somewhat common first name for men (#683 out of 1220) and an even more common last name for both men and women (#1886 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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