Dennis
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Roman |
| Meaning | "of Zeus" |
Dennis is a male first name derived from the Greco-Roman name Dionysius meaning "servant of Dionysus", the Thracian god of wine, which is ultimately derived from the Greek Dios (Διος, "of Zeus") combined with Nysos or Nysa (Νυσα), where the young god was raised.
Alternative forms and spellings of the name include Denis, Denys, Deon, Deonne, Deonte, and Dion, Dionice. Diminutive forms include Den and Denny. The name Sydenie (alternate spellings: Sydney or Sidney) derives from a village in Normandy called Saint-Denis, and results in the diminutive forms Syd and Sid. A medieval diminutive was Dye, from which the names Dyson and Tyson are derived.
Denis is a very popular English, Irish, French, Russian, Bulgarian and Serbian name.
Feminine versions of the name include: Denise, Denisa, Deni, Denice, Deniece, Dione, and Dionne.
People
Royalty
Religious
- St. Denis; Christian saint, bishop of Paris, and a patron saint of France.
Historical
- See Dionysius for a list of some historical figures known by the name Dionysius.
- Josiah Dennis, resident minister or what is now Dennis, Massachusetts
- Denis Diderot, French philosopher and writer.
Contemporary
People whose family name is or was Dennis include
- Altamira John Dennis
- Adam Dennis
- Allan Dennis
- Bill Dennis
- C. J. Dennis
- Carl Dennis
- Carolyn Dennis
- Cathy Dennis
- Charles Cecil Dennis
- Cheri Dennis
- Clare Dennis
- David W. Dennis
- Diana Dennis
- Eugene Dennis
- Felix Dennis
- Franklyn Dennis
- Gabriel Lafayette Dennis
- George Dennis
- George R. Dennis
- Hershel Dennis
- Hugh Dennis ("Punt and Dennis")
- Jack Dennis
- John Dennis
- John Dennis (politician)
- John Dennis (talk show host)
- John E. Dennis
- John Stoughton Dennis
- Lawrence Dennis
- Les Dennis
- Matt Dennis
- Morgan Dennis
- Neleh Dennis
- Nick Dennis
- Nigel Dennis
- Patrick Dennis
- Richard Dennis
- Ron Dennis
- Roy L. Dennis
- Sandy Dennis
- Shaun Dennis
- Simon Dennis
- Tom Dennis
- Willie Dennis
- Willye Dennis
Localities with the name Dennis (or one of its forms)
United States of America
- Dennis, Georgia (two places):
- in Baldwin County
- in Murray County
- Dennis, Kansas
- Dennis, Kentucky
- Dennis, Massachusetts
- Dennis, Mississippi
- Dennis Township, New Jersey
- South Dennis, New Jersey
- Dennis, North Carolina
- Dennis, Oklahoma
- Dennis, Oregon
- Dennis, South Dakota
- Dennis, Texas
- Dennis, Utah
- Dennis, West Virginia
France
- Seine-Saint-Denis is a département of France
- "Saint-Denis" is the name or part of the name of several communes
Others
- Saint-Denis, Valle d'Aosta, a commune in Italy
- The name of Sydney, Australia is derived from the name "Saint-Denis".
- Dennis railway station, Melbourne
Other uses
- There are two cartoon characters called Dennis the Menace
- Dennis Specialist Vehicles, a builder of buses and fire engines based in the United Kingdom which was incorporated into TransBus International (now Alexander Dennis)
- Dennis Eagle, a manufacturer of dustcarts which was formerly a division of Dennis Specialist Vehicles
- Dennis is the talking pet goldfish of the title character in the Disney Channel cartoon series Stanley.
- Hurricane Dennis (disambiguation), a number of hurricanes and tropical storms
- USS Dennis (DE-405), a World War II-era United States Navy destroyer escort
- Dennis is an aquatic hit man in The Spongebob Squarepants Movie.
- Dennis is a fictional diesel locomotive in the TV Series Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends.
- Dennis Publishing Ltd., an independent publisher