Denny - Meaning of Denny

What does Denny mean?

[ 2 syll. den-ny, de-nny ] The baby boy name Denny is sometimes used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is DEHN-iy- †. Denny is largely used in the English language and it is derived from Old Greek origins. Denny is a pet form of the name Dennis (Dutch, English, French, and German).

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Denny is a rare baby name for boys. At the modest peak of its usage in 1947, 0.024% of baby boys were given the name Denny. Its ranking then was #326. The baby name has since suffered a steep loss in popularity, and is now of very light use. In 2018, out of the group of boy names directly linked to Denny, Dennis was the most regularly used. In the past century Denny has predominantly been a baby boy name.

Baby names that sound like Denny include Deney, Denis, Dennee, Denney, Dennie, Daenin, Daenun, Daenyn, Daewan, Daewon, Daim, Dainin, Daitan, Daithin, Daitin, Daiwan, Dajuan, Dajuane, Damain, and Damaine.

† Pronunciation for Denny: D as in "day (D.EY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"



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