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

How to pronounce Dennis?

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. Katherine Ramsland:

   When I first wrote to Dennis Rader, Dennis Rader appreciated the fact that I had academic credentials and that I was also an expert on serial killers because I had done a lot of writing on them prior to talking with him, but Dennis Rader had a test for me. Dennis Rader wanted me to solve some codes that Dennis Rader sent me.

2. Dennis Baxley:

   Dennis Baxley leadership is essential on this.

3. London Breed:

   I support the legislation authored by City Attorney Dennis Herrera and Supervisor Shamann Walton to suspend the sale of e-cigarettes in San Francisco until the Food and Drug Administration concludes a review of the impacts of vaping on public health, there is so much San Francisco children don't know about the health impacts of these products, but San Francisco children do know that e-cigarette companies are targeting San Francisco children kids in their advertising and getting them hooked on addictive nicotine products. San Francisco children need to take action to protect the health of San Francisco's youth and prevent the next generation of San Franciscans from becoming addicted to these products.

4. Los Angeles:

   There’s actually more than one witness who came forward who heard them on the boat arguing, it was really intense and it was so bad [Captain Dennis Davern] went down to check on them because he was worried that there was some kind of an assault. That’s when he was told to go away by Robert Wagner… Before it goes quiet.

5. Boeing Co:

   Upon his departure, Dennis received the benefits to which he was contractually entitled and he did not receive any severance pay or a 2019 annual bonus.

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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