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What does Denis mean?
Denis 
▼ as a boys' name is pronounced de-NEES. It is of French and Greek origin, and the meaning of Denis is "follower of Dionysius". Also variant of Dionysius. Saint Denis (third century) was the first bishop of Paris and is the patron saint of France. Actor Denis Leary. Also form of Dennis.
Variations
VARIANT Denys
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA DIONYSIUS Dionio, Dioniso
CREATIVE FORMS(male) Dernis, ..
(female) Dedi, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Denis Morgan (D.M.), ..
How popular is Denis?
Denis is a very prominent first name for men (#577 out of 1220, Top 47%) and also a very prominent last name for both adults and children (#5852 out of 150436, Top 4%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Denis reached its peak rank of #333 in the U.S. in the 1940s, and is currently at #1726. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Dennis (#556 LAST YEAR) is the only other popular related form of Denis (#1726). Adoption of these relations of Denis was at its apex 68 years ago (AVERAGE #179) and has become much lower since, with versions such as Dennis becoming somewhat outmoded.
Similar Names
Denis▼ is alike in pronunciation to Denies, Dennys and Deonys. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Bemis, Bernis, Bevis, Dani, Danie, Danil, Davis▲, Decio, Deems, Deli, Delios, Delius, Delos, Demas, Demos, Den, Denby, Dene, Denison, Denlie, Denly, Dennes, Dennie, Denny▼, Denzil, Deri, Deric, Derik, Deriq, Des, Desi, Deus, Devin▼, Dewi, Dewie, Dezi, Enis, Ennis, Fenris, Innis, Kevis, Leonis, Lewis▼, Lexis, Regis, Reis, Teunis and Tevis. These names tend to be less commonly used than Denis.
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