Dennis
English
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editEtymology
editFrom Middle English Denis, from Old French saint's name Denis, brought to England by Normans; from Latin Dionysius, "follower of (the wine god) Dionysus".
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editDennis
- A male given name from Ancient Greek.
- c. 1598–1600 (date written), William Shakespeare, “As You Like It”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i]:
- I will physic your rankness, and yet give no thousand crowns neither. Holla, Dennis!
- 1944, Mazo de la Roche, The Building of Jalna, Little,Brown&co:
- Each disliked the choice of the other. "Charles is a stern name," she affirmed. "Nonsense," said Philip. "It's as agreeable a name as there is. Dennis sounds like a comical Irish story." "You just show your bad feeling when you say such a thing," she retorted. "'T is a grand name!"
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
- A number of places in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in Murray County, Georgia.
- An unincorporated community in Putnam County, Georgia.
- An unincorporated community in Labette County, Kansas.
- A town and census-designated place therein, in Barnstable County, Massachusetts.
- A census-designated place in Tishomingo County, Mississippi.
- A township in Cape May County, New Jersey.
- A census-designated place in Delaware County, Oklahoma.
- A town in Parker County, Texas.
- An unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia.
- A locality in Cypress County, Alberta, Canada.
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editmale given name
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editCebuano
editEtymology
editFrom English Dennis, from Old French saint's name Denis, from Latin Dionysius.
Proper noun
editDennis
- a male given name from English [in turn from Ancient Greek]
Danish
editEtymology
editFrom English Dennis in the 20th century.
Proper noun
editDennis
- a male given name
References
edit- [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 12 845 males with the given name Dennis have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1980s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
Dutch
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Proper noun
editDennis m
- a male given name, equivalent to English Dennis
Faroese
editProper noun
editDennis m
- a male given name
Usage notes
editPatronymics
- son of Dennis: Dennisarson or Dennisson
- daughter of Dennis: Dennisardóttir or Dennisdóttir
Declension
editSingular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Dennis |
Accusative | Dennis |
Dative | Dennisi |
Genitive | Dennisar, Dennis |
German
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Proper noun
editDennis
- a male given name, an English-type variant of Denis
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editNorwegian
editProper noun
editDennis
- a male given name borrowed from English in the 20th century
Swedish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English Dennis in the 20th century, from Old French Denis, from Latin Dionȳsius, from Ancient Greek Δῐονῡ́σῐος (Dionū́sios), from Δῐόνῡσος (Diónūsos) + -ῐος (-ios, “belonging to”), hence meaning follower of Dionysus.
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
editDennis c (genitive Dennis)
- a male given name from English
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