Dennis

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, Bosnian Muslim, and Turkish name. The Swedish form Dennis is also very popular in Sweden.

Dionizy is Polish version of name Dennis. Donnchadh is the Irish variant.

Feminine versions of the name include: Denise, Denisa, Deni, Denice, Deniece, Dione, and Dionne.

People

Royalty

Denis I (Diniz I), King of Portugal (1261-1279-1325)
Denis, Prince of Portugal (Diniz, 1354-1397)
Infante Dinis, Duke of Porto (1999-present) ^[1]

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 of what is now Dennis, Massachusetts
Denis Diderot, French philosopher and writer
Dennis, Is also a way of expressing something of positive or negative enthusiasim. "That's so Dennis".

As a first name

Dennis Brain, widely regarded as the greatest horn player in history
Dennis Coles, American rapper, professionally known as Ghostface Killah
Dennis Green, NFL head coach
Dennis Hayden, actor
Dennis Hopper, actor
Dennis Kucinich, U.S. Representative from Ohio and 2008 Democratic Party presidential candidate
Denis Leary, comedian, actor, producer, writer
Dennis Miller, comedian, political commentator, actor
Dennis Oli, professional football player
Dennis Quaid, American actor (Randy Quaid's brother)
Dennis Rader, BTK killer
Dennis Rodman, professional basketball player
Dennis Tito, space tourist
Dennis Wheatley, British author
Dennis Wilson, of the Beach Boys

Fiction

Dennis, main character from comic strip Dennis the Menace from The Beano
Dennis Creevey, character from the Harry Potter series

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, a département of France
Saint-Denis, the name or part of the name of several communes

Others

Saint-Denis, Valle d'Aosta, a commune in Italy
Sydney, Australia; name derived from "Saint-Denis"
Dennis railway station, Melbourne

Other uses

Dennis the Menace, franchise from The Beano
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
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, a fictional diesel locomotive in the TV series Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends
Dennis Publishing Ltd., an independent publisher

References

^ Third son of Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza, Head of the Royal House of Portugal and pretender to the Portuguese throne.

[1] Third son of Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza, Head of the Royal House of Portugal and pretender to the Portuguese throne.

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