Denis - Meaning of Denis

What does Denis mean?

[ 2 syll. de-nis, den-is ] The baby boy name Denis is also used as a girl name, but the use for boys is much more common. It is pronounced in English and German as DEH-NihS or in French as Deh-NIY †. Denis is largely used in the English, French, Irish, and Russian languages, and its origin is Old Greek. Denis is a variant of the name Dennis (Dutch, English, French, and German).

Denys (English, French, Russian, and Ukrainian variant spelling) is a form of Denis.

See also the related forms, Dwight (English) and Jean Denis.

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Denis is an unusual baby name for boys. Its usage peaked modestly in 1952 with 0.031% of baby boys being given the name Denis. Its ranking then was #277. The baby name has since fallen from favor, and is now of very light use. In 2018, among the group of boy names directly linked to Denis, Dennis was the most regularly used. In the past century Denis has predominantly been a baby boy name.

Baby names that sound like Denis include Deney, Deniss, Dennee, Denney, Dennie, Dennis, Denny, Denys, Daenin, Daenun, Daenyn, Daewan, Daewon, Daim, Daina, Dainin, Dainis, Daitan, Daithin, and Daitin.

† Pronunciation for Denis: D as in "day (D.EY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"

Details of famous persons named Denis:
Actor Denis Quilley, born Denis Clifford Quilley, 26 December 1927 - 5 October 2003, Islington, London, England.
Cricketer Denis Compton, born Denis Charles Scott Compton, 23 May 1918 - 23 April 1997, Hendon, Middlesex, England.
Philosopher Denis Diderot, born 5 October 1713 - 31 July 1784, Langres, France.
Politician Denis Healey, born Denis Winston Healey, 30 August 1917, Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.



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