Denis

Origin and meaning

Name: Denis (den-is)

Gender: Unisex

Popularity in 2024: #847

Origin: French
Meaning: Devotee Of Dionysos

Origin: Russian
Meaning: God himself

Origin: Greek
Meaning: Named for Saint Denys, Follower of Dionysius, Greek God of Wine, Mountain of Zeus, Dedicated to Dionysos, God of the Vine and Of the God Dionysus Devotees

Denis's luck prospects

Common Nicknames

Common Nicknames for Denis include:

• Denny
• Den
• Dene
• Dee
• Deenie
• Deeny
• Denisio
• Nisi
• Senny
• Sen
• Nissie
• Niss
• Nis

Name popularity

Popularity in US: Denis is not a very popular name in the United States, but it has remained consistently used over the years.
Popularity in Different Countries: Denis is a common name in many countries around the world, particularly in countries where French and Slavic cultures are dominant. In France, the name Denis has been a popular name for many centuries, and continues to be so today. In Russia, the name Denis is also a popular name, and has been steadily gaining popularity over the past few decades.

Famous people named Denis

• Denis Rodman, American basketball player
• Denis Diderot, French philosopher and writer
• Denis Shapovalov, Canadian tennis player
• Denis Leary, American actor and comedian
• Denis Johnson, American novelist and poet
• Denis Potvin, Canadian ice hockey player
• Denis Mariano, Argentine musician
• Denis O'Hare, Irish-American actor
• Denis Compton, English cricketer
• Denis Waitley, American motivational speaker and author
• Denis Irwin, Irish footballer

Name Variations

Variations of name Denis in English:

• Denny
• Dennie
• Dennison
• Denys
• Denysen
• Denzil

Variations of name Denis in different languages:

• Denis (French)
• Denny (English)
• Dénes (Hungarian)
• Dénys (French)
• Dinis (Portuguese)
• Dionisios (Greek)
• Dionysios (Greek)
• Dionysius (Latin)
• Dionysus (Greek)
• Dino (Italian, Croatian)
• Denisas (Lithuanian)
• Deiniol (Welsh)
• Deinze (Dutch)
• Deniz (Turkish)
• Denis (Russian, Slovenian, Czech, Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian, Slovak, Macedonian)
• Denisas (Lithuanian)
• Deniss (Latvian, Estonian)
• Denisius (Ancient Roman)
• Denny (German)
• Deni (Croatian)

Similar Names

Dennis, Denny, Denys, Dene, Denese, Deneen, Denese, Denine, Deniese, Deniel, Denize, Denine, Denisse, Denita, Denize, Denysse.

Anagrams

An anagram is a word formed by rearranging the letters of another word.

• Dines
• Sined
• Dine's
• Densi
• Deins
• Sendi
• Sidne
• Indes
• Nides

Rhyming Names

• Adonis
• Benis
• Denies
• Lenis
• Renis
• Tenes
• Veniz

Diminutives Names

A diminutive is a name that sounds similar to Denis but is shorter.

• Denny
• Den
• Nis

Sibling Names

• Sisters: Anne, Beatrice, Genevieve, Isabelle, Josephine, Marie, Sophie.
• Brothers: Andre, Charles, Claude, Jean, Pierre, Thierry, Vincent.