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Dennis

/ˈdɛnɪs/

Dennis proper noun: a male given name from Ancient Greek.

Proper noun

Dennis

  1. A male given name from Ancient Greek.
    • I will physic your rankness, and yet give no thousand crowns neither. Holla, Dennis!c. 1598–1600 (date written), William Shakespeare, “As You Like It”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
    • Each disliked the choice of the other. "Charles is a stern name," she affirmed. "Nonsense," said Philip. "It's as agreeable a name as there is. Dennis sounds like a comical Irish story." "You just show your bad feeling when you say such a thing," she retorted. "'T is a grand name!"1944, Mazo de la Roche, The Building of Jalna, Little,Brown&co
  2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  3. An unincorporated community in Murray County, Georgia.
  4. An unincorporated community in Putnam County, Georgia.
  5. An unincorporated community in Labette County, Kansas.
  6. A town and census-designated place therein, in Barnstable County, Massachusetts.
  7. A census-designated place in Tishomingo County, Mississippi.
  8. A township in Cape May County, New Jersey.
  9. A census-designated place in Delaware County, Oklahoma.
  10. A town in Parker County, Texas.
  11. An unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia.
  12. A locality in Cypress County, Alberta, Canada.

Dennis meaning in Tagalog and Persian

Dennis in Tagalog

male given name
Densyo

Dennis in Persian

male given name
دنیس denis

Forms of Dennis

alternative formDenis
alternative formDenys

Origin of Dennis

From Middle English Denis, from Old French saint's name Denis, brought to England by Normans; from Latin Dionysius, a masculine name literally meaning “follower of (the wine god) Dionysus”.

Words formed from Dennis

Words that rhyme with Dennis

Questions about Dennis

What does Dennis mean?
Dennis means a male given name from Ancient Greek.
What is Dennis in Tagalog?
Dennis in Tagalog is Densyo. See Dennis meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is Dennis?
Dennis is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Dennis?
Dennis is pronounced /ˈdɛnɪs/ (UK).

Words near Dennis in the dictionary

  1. denning
  2. denningite
  3. Dennings
  4. Dennington
  5. Denningtons
  6. Dennis
  7. Dennis Port
  8. Dennison
  9. Dennisport
  10. dennstaedtiaceous
  11. Denny

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