| Name info: About the name Denis in particular | | Gender: | male |
| Languages of use: | French, English |
| US 2021 rank: | not in the Top 1000; other popularity lists see below |
| Similarly written: | Dénes, Denisa, Denise, Denisz, Deniz, Deniz, Dennis, Denys, Deris, Dinis Details |
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| Group info: About Dennis/Denise, the group of names with the same origin as Denis | | Meaning/translation: | dedicated to Dionysos |
| Language of origin: | Old Greek |
| Info about origin, male: | from the Greek name Dionysios which means dedicated to Dionysos |
| | in Greek mythology Dionysos is the god of wine, a son of Zeus and Semele |
| | the name of the god consists of dios (of Zeus) and nysa, the name of a legendary mountain |
| | known from Saint Dionysius (3rd century AD), one of the 14 Holy Helpers |
| | the French city of Saint Denis is named after this saint |
| Words: | dios = of Zeus Old Greek |
| Topics: | 14 Holy Helpers, Greek mythology |
| Variants' top ranks: | 7:Dennis Germany/West 1986, 7:Denisa Romania 2009, 10:Dion Albania 2019, 13:Denis Romania 2009, 13:Dinis Portugal 2017, 26:Denise Austria/Vienna 2000, 77:Dénes Hungary 2002, 98:Denisse Mexico 2010, 472:Deon USA 1994, 693:Denisha USA 1994 |
| Somehow related to: | Sidney/Sidney, Zeus |
| Old/original forms: | Dionysios Old Greek, Dionysius Latin |
| Name variants: | Denice, Denisa, Denise, Denisha, Denisse, Dionisia, Dionne, Dénes, Denis, Dennis, Denny, Denys, Deon, Dinis, Dion, Dionigi, Dionisio, Dionte, Dionys, Dionysius Sortable list Details |
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