Greek · Boy name
Dennis
“follower of Dionysus”
About the name Dennis
Dennis derives from the Greek Dionysios, meaning of Dionysus, the god of wine and revelry, and reached English through the French form Denis. Saint Denis was a bishop of Paris martyred on the hill now called Montmartre; according to legend he walked several miles carrying his own head, and the Basilica of Saint-Denis, burial place of the French kings, was built over his tomb. He is a patron saint of France. Other bearers include Dionysius the Areopagite, a convert of Saint Paul in Athens. In the modern era the name was carried by Dennis Gabor, the Hungarian-British physicist who invented holography.
- Meaning
- follower of Dionysus
- Origin
- Greek
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- DEN-nis(2 syl.)
Middle names for Dennis
- Dennis James
- Dennis Michael
- Dennis Thomas
- Dennis John
- Dennis Patrick
Questions about Dennis
- What does Dennis mean?
- Dennis is a Greek name meaning "follower of Dionysus".
- How do you pronounce Dennis?
- Dennis is pronounced DEN-nis, with emphasis on the first syllable.
- What are variants of Dennis?
- Variants of Dennis include Denis, Denys.
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