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What does Dennis mean?
Dennis 
▼ as a boys' name is pronounced DEN-iss. It is of English and Greek origin, and the meaning of Dennis is "follower of Dionysius". Also variant of Dionysius. Mythology: Dionysius is the Greek god of wine, responsible for the growth of the vines in spring and the originator of winemaking; he is equivalent to the Roman god Bacchus. Biblical: a judge of Athens who was converted to Christianity by the apostle Paul. Basketball player Dennis Rodman; actors Dennis Quaid, Dennis Christopher, Dennis Hopper, Dennis Franz, Denis Leary, Dennis Haysbert; sailor Dennis Conner.
ASSOCIATED WITH greek, follower (servant), mythology, roman, biblical, judge
Variations
VARIANTS Den, Denies, Denis▼, Dennes, Dennet, Denney, Dennie, Dennison, Denny▼, Dennys, Denys, Deon, Dion▼, Dionisio, Dionysius, Dionysus, Diot
SEE ALSO Artemas, Denmark, Tyson
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA DIONYSIUS Dionio, Dioniso
FEMININE FORM Denise
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Dennis Jerome (D.J.), ..
How popular is Dennis?
Dennis is a very popular first name for males (#40 out of 1220, Top 3%) and also a very popular surname for all people (#384 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Dennis reached its top position of #20 in the U.S. during 1940-1949, and is currently at #556. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Denis (#1726 LAST YEAR), Dennie, Denny, Deon (#1108), Dion (#1368) and Tyson (#360) are the prominent related forms of Dennis (#556) rated in the Top 2000. Other forms, like Dionio, are uncommon. Usage of these relations of Dennis reached its peak in the 1950s (AVERAGE #931) and has become much less since (#1302, DOWN 91%), with forms such as Dion becoming less fashionable.
Similar Names
Dennis▼ is alike in pronunciation to Deonys. Other recommended sound-alike names are Beavis, Bemis, Bennie▼, Bernis, Burnis, Dabnie (see Dabney), Dallis, Danie, Danil, Dannel, Dannie▼, Danno, Danny▼, Davis▲, Deakin, Deane, Deems, Delani, Delfin, Delles, Delos, Delwin, Demas, Demos, Denby, Denley, Denlie, Denly, Denman, Denzel▼, Denziel, Denzil, Denzill, Deonte▼, Derbie, Deri, Derik, Derrie, Derril, Derrin, Desi, Deus, Devlin, Deylin, Donn, Donnan, Donne, Donnel, Donnie▼, Dunlie (see Dunley), Enis, Ennis, Fenris, Ferris, Geddis, Genesis▲, Gennesis (see Genesis), Innis, Ioanis, Ioannis, Jennesis, Jervis, Kennie, Lennie, Leonis, Lewis▼, Lexis, Rennie, Stennis, Tannis, Terris, Teunis, Tevis and Yannis. These names tend to be less frequently used than Dennis.
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