Name: Dennis

Gender: Male

Usage: Dennis, of anglo-saxon origin, is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.

People having the name Dennis are in general originating from Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America.

Variants: For another variant of the name Dennis across the world, see Denise.

Meaning: The meaning of the name Dennis is: God of wine, Wild.

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Numerology of the first name Dennis: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.

The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 11. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: charismatic, inspiring, dreamy, six-sensed, discerning.

Interpretation:
Qualities: Charismatic, Inspiring
Ruling planet: Moon
Colors: Green, Cream
Gemstones: Pearl, Jade, Moonstone

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The name Dennis is ranked on the 170th position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.

We estimate that there are at least 3297400 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.046% of the population. The name Dennis has six characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.

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The name day of Dennis is 9 October.

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Dennis or Denis is either the first or last name of a male derived from the Greco-Roman name Dionysius, via one of the Christian saints named Dionysius.

The name came from Dionysus, the Greek god of 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 lover of peace - as well as the patron deity of both agriculture and the theater.

Dionysus is a god of mystery religious rites, such as those practiced in honor 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, Denish, Deon, Deonne, Deonte, and Dion, Dionice. Diminutive forms include Den, Dennoh, Deno and Denny.

The name Sydenie (alternate spellings: Sydney or Sidney) may derive from a village in Normandy called Saint-Denis, although evidence is slim, and results in the diminutive forms Syd and Sid.

A medieval diminutive was Dye, from which the names Dyson and Tyson are derived.

Dennis is a very popular English and Irish name, common throughout the English-speaking world.

Denis is a very popular French name, common throughout the Francophone world, but is also a common English, Irish, German, Italian, Dutch, Croatian, Ukrainian, Russian, Bulgarian, Brazilian and Bosnian, Albania name.

Dionizy is the Polish version of the name.

The Irish name Donnchadh may be anglicised as Denis, but has a different origin. Dionigi or Dionisio are Italian versions of the name, although Denis is quite common in Italy.

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


English and French: medieval vernacular form of the Greek name Dionysios, which was borne by several early Christian saints, including St Denis, a 3rd-century evangelist who converted the Gauls and became a patron saint of Paris. It was on his account that the name was popular among the Normans. In classical times, the word originally denoted a devotee of the god Dionysos. This deity was a relatively late introduction to the classical pantheon; his orgiastic cult seems to have originated in Persia or elsewhere in Asia. His name is of uncertain derivation, although the first part seems to be related to the name of the supreme god Zeus.
Cognates: French, Russian: Denis. Polish: Dionizy. Hungarian: Dénes.
Short form: English: Den.
Pet form: English: Denny.

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