Dennis
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Dennis or Denis is a first or last name from the Greco-Roman name Dionysius , via one of the Christian saints named Dionysius .
The name came from Dionysus , the Greek god of ecstatic states, particularly those produced by wine , which is sometimes said to be derived from the Greek Dios (Διός, "of Zeus ") and Nysos or Nysa (Νῦσα), where the young god was raised. Dionysus (or Dionysos; also known as Bacchus in Roman mythology and associated with the Italic Liber ), the Thracian god of wine, represents not only the intoxicating power of wine, but also its social and beneficent influences. He is viewed as the promoter of civilization, a lawgiver, and a lover of peace—as well as the patron deity of both agriculture and the theatre.
Dionysus is a god of mystery religious rites, such as those practised in honour of Demeter and Persephone at Eleusis near Athens. In the Thracian mysteries, he wears the "bassaris" or fox-skin, symbolizing new life. (See also Maenads .)
A mediaeval Latinised form of the Anglo-Norman surname Le Denys was Dacus , which correctly meant Dacian , but when the Vikings were about was often used to mean "Danish" or "The Dane". The name became modernised as Denys, then later as Dennis.
Alternative forms and spellings of the name include Denis , Denys, Dennys, Denish, Deon, Deonne, Deonte, and Dion, Dionice. Diminutive forms include Den, Dennoh, Deno, Denny, Deny and Deen.
The name Sydenie (alternate spellings: Sydney or Sidney ) may derive from a village in Normandy called Saint-Denis.[citation needed A medieval diminutive was Dye, from which the names Dyson and Tyson are derived.[citation needed
Dennis is a very popular English , Irish and Danish name, common throughout the English-speaking world , and a very popular French name, common throughout the Francophone world. It is also common as a German , Italian , Dutch , Croatian , Belarusian , Ukrainian , Russian , Bulgarian , Brazilian , Bosnian , and Albanian name.
Dionizy is the Polish version of the name, while Dionigi and Dionisio are the Italian versions of the name. The Irish name Donnchadh is sometimes anglicised as Denis , but has a different origin and is in fact related to the names Duncan and Donagh. Feminine versions of the name include: Denise , Denisa, Deni, Denice, Deniece, Dione, and Dionne.
Variants
Dānnísī (丹尼斯): Chinese
Dénes, Dienes , Gyenis, Gyenes: Hungarian
Denis: Albanian , Bosnian , Bulgarian (Денис), Croatian , Czech , English , French , German , Italian , Lithuanian , Macedonian (Денис), Polish , Portuguese , Romanian , Russian (Денис), Serbian (also Денис), Slovak , Slovene
Deniseu (데니스): Korean
Deniss: Latvian
Denisu (デニス): Japanese
Denijs: Middle Dutch
Deniz: Turkish (actual meaning is sea ) A common male and female Turkish name, etymologically not related to "Dennis", but based on the Turkish word for "sea": 'deniz'.[1]
Dênis: Portuguese (Brazilian )
Dennis: Danish , Dutch , English , German , Norwegian , Swedish
Denny: English
Denys (Денис): Ukrainian
Dinis, Diniz, Dionísio: Portuguese
Dion: English , French (medieval diminutive ), Greek (diminutive : Δίων)
Dionigi: Italian
Dionisius, Dennis : Indonesian
Dionís: Catalan
Dionise, Dionisie: Romanian
Dionisije (Дионисије): Serbian
Dionisio: Italian , Spanish
Dionisos (Դիոնիսոս): Armenian
Dionizy; Dionizjusz (archaic): Polish
Dionysios (Διονύσιος): Greek
Dionýz: Slovak
Diviš: Czech
Donncha: Irish
Dzianis (Дзяніс): Belarusian
Genis (Генис): Udmurt
Tõnis: Estonian
People with the given name Dennis
Common combinations with given name Dennis
A-E
Dennis Aase (1942–2023), American race car driverDennis Albaugh (born 1949/50), American billionaire, founder and chairman of Albaugh LLCDennis Alexio (born 1959), American kickboxerDennis Aogo (born 1987), German footballerDennis Barth (1951–1978), Jamaican gangsterDennis Bergkamp (born 1969), Dutch footballerDennis Blake (born 1970), Jamaican track and field athleteDennis C. Bottorff (born 1944), American business executive.Dennis Brain (1921–1957), English virtuoso horn playerDennis Brinkmann (born 1978), German footballer and managerDennis Brunod (born 1978), Italian ski mountaineer and sky-runnerDennis Buschening (born 1991), German-Thai professional footballerDennis Cagara (born 1985), Danish footballerDennis Chambers (born 1959), American drummerDennis Clifford (born 1992), American basketball playerDennis Cole (1940–2009), American actorDennis Coles (born 1970), American rapper known as Ghostface Killah
Dennis Connors (born 1985), American Para-cyclistDennis Daley (born 1996), American football playerDennis Danell (1961–2000), guitarist with the band Social DistortionDennis Daugaard (born 1953), American politicianDennis Day (1942–2018), American murder victimDennis Delane (died 1750), Irish actorDennis DeYoung (born 1947), lead singer and keyboardist for pop music group StyxDennis Diekmeier (born 1989), German footballerDennis A. Dougherty (born 1952), American professor of chemistryDennis Eckersley (born 1954), American baseball playerDennis Eilhoff (born 1982), German footballerDennis Endras (born 1985), German ice hockey goaltenderDennis Erickson (born 1947), American football head coach
F-K
Dennis Farina (1944–2013), American character actorDennis Fentie (1950–2019), Canadian politicianDennis Ferrera (born 1980), Honduran footballerDennis Foggia (born 2001), Italian motorcycle riderDennis Franks (1953–2021), American football playerDennis Franz (born 1944), American actorDennis Frederiksen (1951–2014), American singerDennis Gabor (1900–1979), Hungarian electrical engineer and inventorDennis Gansel (born 1973), German film directorDennis Gardeck (born 1994), American football playerDennis Gentenaar (born 1975), Dutch footballerDennis Gile (born 1981), American football playerDennis González (1954–2022), American jazz musician, poet and visual artistDennis Green (1949–2016), American football head coachDennis Grote (born 1986), German footballerDennis Hapugalle (1930–2000), Sri Lankan Sinhala army brigadierDennis Hastert (born 1942), American politicianDennis Hauger (born 2003), Norwegian racing driverDennis Havrilla (born 1987), American football playerDennis Hayden (actor) (born 1952), American actorDennis Haysbert (born 1954), American actorDennis Hopper (1936–2010), American actor, filmmaker and artistDennis Houston (born 1999), American football playerDennis Johnson (1954–2007), American basketball playerDennis Joseph (1957–2021), Malayalam scriptwriter and directorDennis Kelly (born 1970), British writer and producerDennis Kipruto Kimetto (born 1984), Kenyan long-distance runnerDennis Kramer (1992–2023), German-American basketball playerDennis Kruppke (born 1980), German footballerDennis Kucinich (born 1946), American politician
L-R
Dennis Law (born 1963), Hong Kong film directorDennis Lennon (1918–1991), British architect and interior designerDennis Lillee (born 1949), Australian cricketerDennis Lisk (born 1977), German rapper known as Denyo
Dennis Lo (born 1963), Hong Kong molecular biologistDennis Lundy (born 1972), American football playerDennis Lynds, pseudonym of Michael Collins (American author) (1924–2005)
Dennis Lyxzén (born 1972), Swedish musicianDennis Miller (born 1953), American comedian and talk show hostDennis Muilenburg (born 1964), American businessman, CEO of BoeingDennis Nehring , American politicianDennis Nielsen (born 1947), American colonel and politicianDennis Nilsen (1945–2018), Scottish serial killerDennis Oli (born 1984), English footballerDennis Patera (born 1945), American football playerDennis Paul (fl. 2010s–2020s), American politicianDennis Prager (born 1948), American radio hostDennis Price (1915–1973), English actorDennis Quaid (born 1954), American actorDennis Rader (born 1945), American serial killerDennis Ritchie (1941–2011), American computer scientistDennis Rodman (born 1961), American basketball playerDennis Rommedahl (born 1978), Danish footballerDennis Rudolph (born 1979), German conceptual artist
S-Z
Dennis Santana (born 1996), Dominican professional baseball pitcherDennis Sarfate (born 1981), American baseball playerDennis Schröder (born 1993), German basketball playerDennis Schulp (born 1978), Dutch footballerDennis Seidenberg (born 1981), German ice hockey playerDennis Souza (born 1980), Brazilian footballerDennis Stewart (basketball) (born 1947), American professional basketball playerDennis Stewart (judoka) (born 1960), British judokaDennis Cleveland Stewart (1947–1994), American actor and dancerDennis Taylor (born 1949), Northern Irish snooker playerDennis "Dee Tee" Thomas (1951–2021), founding member of the band Kool & the Gang Dennis Tito (born 1940), American engineer, multimillionaire and space touristDennis To (born 1981), Hong Kong martial artist and actorDennis Trillo (born 1981), Filipino actorDennis Tufano (born 1946), American singerDennis Uy (born 1973), Chinese-Filipino businessmanDennis van der Geest (born 1975), Dutch judokaDennis Waterman (1948–2022), English actor and singerDennis Weaver (1924–2006), American actorDennis Wheatley (1897–1977), English authorDennis A. Wicker (born 1952), American lawyer and politicianDennis Williams (born 1965), American basketball playerDennis Wilson (1944–1983), American musician, co-founder of The Beach BoysDennis Wise (born 1966), English footballer and managerDennis Zent (born 1948), American politicianDennis Ziadie (1946–1986), Jamaican footballerDennis Ziegenhorn (born 1947), American politicianDennis Zine (born 1947), American politicianDennis Zuill (born 1978), Bermudian footballer
Fictional characters
Dennis Blunden , main character from Head of the Class Dennis Creevey , minor character from Harry Potter Dennis Finch , main character from Just Shoot Me Dennis Guilder, a main character in Stephen King's novel Christine film adaptation
Dennis Lapman, character from Final Destination 5
Dennis Loughran, aka Denisovich, from the 2015 animated sequel film Hotel Transylvania 2 Hotel Transylvania 3: Monster Vacation Hotel Transylvania 4: Transformania
Dennis Nedry , character from Jurassic Park Dennis Reynolds , main character from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Dennis , Stanley's talking pet goldfish in the Playhouse Disney animated show Stanley Dennis Tanner , character on Coronation Street from its first episode in 1960 until 2014.Dennis the Hitman, is Plankton 's bounty hunter and the secondary main villain from The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
Dennis the Diesel , minor character from Thomas and Friends Dennis, character from Far Cry 3
Dennis, the title character in the 2006 film Love Belongs to Everyone Dennis van Rita ), played by Matthias Schoenaerts
Dennis the Menace (UK comics) in The Beano Dennis the Menace (U.S. comics) , a daily syndicated newspaper comic strip whose eponymous protagonist is named Dennis Mitchell
Dennis the Menace (film)Dennis ), a 1993 live-action American family film based on the comic stripDennis the Peasant , minor character from Monty Python and the Holy Grail Dennis Duffy, a minor character from 30 Rock
"Phantom Dennis", Cordelia Chase's deceased roommate on Angel
Dennis "Cutty" Wise , character on the HBO drama The Wire
People with the surname Dennis
A-L
Aubrey Dennis (born 1929), South African cricketerBill Dennis (born 1935), American NASCAR driverBo Dennis , fictional star of Lost Girl C. J. Dennis (1876–1938), Australian poetCarl Dennis (born 1939), American poet and educatorCarolyn Dennis (born 1954), American singer and actorCathy Dennis (born 1969), English singer-songwriter, record producer and actressCecil Dennis (1931–1980), Liberian political figure who served as Minister of Foreign AffairsCharles Dennis (born 1946), Canadian actor, playwright, director and screenwriterCheri Dennis (born 1979), American singerCindy-Lee Dennis , Canadian professor, University of TorontoClare Dennis (1916–1971), Australian breaststroke swimmerDavid W. Dennis (1912–1999), American politicianDerek Dennis (born 1988), American football playerDiana Dennis (born 1951), American female bodybuilderEddie Dennis (born 1986), Welsh professional wrestlerElias Smith Dennis (1812–1894), American lawyer, politician and soldierElizabeth Salisbury Dennis (born 1943), Australian plant molecular biologistEmmanuel Dennis (born 1997), Nigerian football playerEugene Dennis (1905–1961), American politician and leader of the Communist Party USAEverette Dennis (fl. 2010s), American scholarFelix Dennis (1947–2014), English magazine publisher and philanthropistFerdinand Dennis (born 1956), Jamaican-born writer, broadcaster, journalistFranklyn Dennis (born 1947), Canadian cricketerGabriel Lafayette Dennis (1896–1954), Liberian politicianGeoffrey Dennis (1892–1963), English writerGeorge Dennis (disambiguation) , multiple peopleHershel Dennis (born 1984), American football playerHugh Dennis (born 1962), English actor, comedian, writerJack Dennis (born 1931), American electrical engineer and computer scientistJake Dennis (born 1995), British Formula E driverJames Dennis (disambiguation) , multiple peopleJohn Dennis (disambiguation) , multiple peopleKristian Dennis (born 1990), English footballerLawrence Dennis (1893–1977), American diplomat, consultant and authorLes Dennis (born 1953), English comedian and actorLittleton Dennis Jr. (1765–1833), associate justice of the Maryland Court of AppealsLittleton Purnell Dennis (1786–1834), American politicianLori Dennis (born 1969), American interior designer
M-Z
Matt Dennis (1914–2002), American singer and bandleaderMonika Larsen Dennis (born 1963), Swedish sculptor, filmmakerMorgan Dennis (1892–1960), American illustrator and authorN. Dennis (1929–2013), Indian politicianNick Dennis (1904–1980), American actorNigel Dennis (1912–1989), English writer, critic, playwright and magazine editorOliver Perry Dennis (1858-1927), American architectPatrick Dennis (1921–1976), American authorPeter Dennis (disambiguation) , multiple peopleR. Keith Dennis (1944–2024), American mathematicianRayJ Dennis (born 2001), American basketball playerRichard Dennis (born 1949), American commodities traderRichard William George Dennis (1910–2003), British mycologistRobert J. Dennis (fl. 1980s–2020s), American businessman, chairman and CEO of Genesco Ron Dennis (born 1947), English former executive chairman of McLaren AutomotiveRoy L. Dennis (1961–1978), American boy afflicted with craniodiaphyseal dysplasiaSamuel Dennis (academic) (fl. 1770s–1790s), English academic administratorSamuel Dennis (Australian politician) (1870–1945), Australian politicianSamuel K. Dennis (died 1892), American politicianSamuel K. Dennis Jr. (1874–1953), American politician and judgeSandy Dennis (1937–1992), American theater and film actressShaun Dennis (born 1969), Scottish footballerSimon Dennis (disambiguation) , multiple peopleSirVocea Dennis (born 2000), American football playerTom Dennis (disambiguation) , multiple peopleWesley Dennis (born 1963), American country music artistWeston Dennis (fl. 2010s–2020s), also known as Westballz, American Super Smash Bros. Melee playerWilliam Dennis (disambiguation) Willie Dennis (1926–1965), American jazz trombonistWillye Dennis (1926–2012), American librarian and civil rights activist
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