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Correct spelling: Dennis

Meaning:: follower of Dionysius
Origin:: Greek
Details:: Dennis as a boy's name is pronounced DEN-iss. It is of Greek and English origin, and the meaning of Dennis is "follower of Dionysius". Also variant of Dionysius. Mythology: Dionysius is the Greek god of wine, responsible for the growth of the vines in spring and the originator of winemaking; he is equivalent to the Roman god Bacchus. Biblical: a judge of Athens who was converted to Christianity by the apostle Paul. Basketball player Dennis Rodman; actors Dennis Quaid, Dennis Christopher, Dennis Hopper, Dennis Franz, Denis Leary, Dennis Haysbert; sailor Dennis Conner.
Related names:: Tyson, Artemas, Denmark.
Meaning:: Tannis, Teunis, Deonys.
Variants:: Diot, Den, Denies, Denis, Dennes, Dennet, Denney, Dennie, Dennison, Denny, Dennys, Denys, Deon, Dion, Dionisio, Dionysius, Dionysus.

This graph shows how "Dennis" have occurred between 1800 and 2008 in a corpus of English books.

" My name is Dennis," gloomily returned the man. "The Desert of Wheat" , Zane Grey.
Next came Jimmy Morris, and last of all Dennis Carlyle. "Andy Grant's Pluck" , Horatio Alger.
And I'll call in on neighbor Martha Dennis, and she'll make you some nice broth to take the place of the stew the dogs got." "Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North" , Fullerton Waldo.

Dennis Conner is Pete Rose in deck shoes. - Dave Anderson
I was probably just trying to be Dennis Miller, but without the vocabulary to actually be Dennis Miller. I guess I was just less interesting than I am now, if I am interesting at all. - Todd Barry
Dennis the Menace was probably the most realistic comic book ever done. No space aliens ever invaded! - Gilbert Hernandez
I heard Dennis Kucinich say in a debate, 'When I'm president... and I just wanted to stop him and say, 'Dude.' - Jon Stewart
Other people like Neil Young and Dennis Hopper, those are just really close knit family friends. - Amber Tamblyn