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Dennis.

a male given name from English

6 characters2 syllables approx.Svenska language

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  1. a male given name from English

    common-gender
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from English Dennis in the 20th century, from Old French Denis, from Latin Dionȳsius, from Ancient Greek Δῐονῡ́σῐος (Dĭonū́sĭos), from Δῐόνῡσος (Dĭónūsos) + -ῐος (-ĭos, “belonging to”), hence meaning follower of Dionysus.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.