Definitions for Dennis
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1. Dennisnoun

   A male given name from Ancient Greek.

2. Dennisnoun

   A patronymic surname.

3. Etymology: Old French saint's name Denis, brought to England by Normans; from Latin Dionysius, "follower of (the wine god) Dionysos".

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1. Dennis

   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 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, 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.A medieval diminutive was Dye, from which the names Dyson and Tyson are derived.Dennis is a very popular English, Irish and Danish 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, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Russian, Bulgarian, Brazilian, Bosnian, and Albanian name. Dionizy is the Polish version of the name. Dionigi and Dionisio are the Italian versions of the name. The Irish name Donnchadh may be anglicised as Denis, but has a different origin and is in fact related to the name Duncan. Feminine versions of the name include: Denise, Denisa, Deni, Denice, Deniece, Dione, and Dionne.

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1. dennis

   The man who expresses the things he thinks other folks think he thinks.

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. DENNIS

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Dennis is ranked #409 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Dennis surname appeared 78,482 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 27 would have the surname Dennis.
   
   65.6% or 51,484 total occurrences were White.
   27.8% or 21,849 total occurrences were Black.
   2.8% or 2,260 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.2% or 1,797 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.7% or 620 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.6% or 471 total occurrences were Asian.

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Dennis' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2460

Anagrams for Dennis »

1. sinned

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1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Dennis in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Dennis in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Dennis in a Sentence

1. Yusaku Maezawa:

   When [ millionaire ] Dennis Tito flew back in 2001, his training was quite long. I think it was six months or more, because nobody had really done it before, over the years, we've been able to trim some of the fat out of the training requirements.

2. Mike Doyle:

   The central questions of the city’s two-year, million-dollar cover-up of the killings of Rhogena Nicholas and Dennis Tuttle remain unanswered: What happened, before and after the HPD murderous raid? the Nicholas family and public still need answers from the mayor and the police chief.

3. Ralph Hernandez:

   I ca n’t tell you who the new witnesses are, we’re not giving up their identity, what I can tell you about the new witnesses is, one, they’re not looking for limelight. They’re not looking to have anyone pay them for interviews. In fact, two of them, we actually had to seek out and find. … I can tell you that their account certainly corroborates Dennis Davern.

4. Donald Trump:

   Dennis is not a stupid guy. He's smart in many ways; he's very street-wise, you look at the world, the world is blowing up around us. Maybe Dennis is a lot better than what we have.

5. Katherine Ramsland:

   During that courtroom hearing, Dennis felt like he was in a position to teach people about who he was, in a way, he also thought of himself as a victim. He thought he had some things in common with the victims … Dennis Rader is Dennis Rader, so he just thought this was a way to present himself.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Dennis
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis
3. ^ The Roycroft Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/36566/36566-h/36566-h.htm#:~:text=Dennis
4. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html