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Dennis

proper noun

  1. male given name
  2. family name
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈdɛnɪs/

name

Etymology: From Middle English Denis, from Old French saint's name Denis, brought to England by Normans; from Latin Dionysius, a masculine name literally meaning “follower of (the wine god) Dionysus”.

  1. A male given name from Ancient Greek.

    I will physic your rankness, and yet give no thousand crowns neither. Holla, Dennis!

    Each disliked the choice of the other. "Charles is a stern name," she affirmed. "Nonsense," said Philip. "It's as agreeable a name as there is. Dennis sounds like a comical Irish story." "You just show your bad feeling when you say such a thing," she retorted. "'T is a grand name!"

  2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
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  12. A locality in Cypress County, Alberta, Canada.