Dennis

Also known as Dennis (first name), Dennis (given name)

thumb | right | alt=Actor Dennis Quaid | Actor Dennis Quaid Dennis or Denis is a first or last name from the Greco-Roman name Dionysius, via one of the Christian saints named Dionysius.

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Given name.name: Dennis
Given name.gender: Male
Given name.meaning: Dionysus
Given name.region: Greece
Given name.language: Greek, Latin, English, Danish, Swedish
Given name.alternative spelling: Denis, Dennys
Given name.nickname: Denny,Deni
Given name.variant forms: Denise (Female)
Given name.related names: Denis, Dinis, Diniz, Sidney
Given name.name day: Sweden: August 7

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thumb | right | alt=Actor Dennis Quaid | Actor Dennis Quaid Dennis or Denis is a first or last name from the Greco-Roman name Dionysius, via one of the Christian saints named Dionysius.

The name came from Dionysus, the Greek god of ecstatic states, particularly those produced by wine, which is sometimes said to be derived from the Greek Dios (Διός, "of Zeus") and Nysos or Nysa (Νῦσα), where the young god was raised. Dionysus (or Dionysos; also known as Bacchus in Roman mythology and associated with the Italic Liber), the Thracian god of wine, represents not only the intoxicating power of wine, but also its social and beneficent influences. He is viewed as the promoter of civilization, a lawgiver, and a lover of peace—as well as the patron deity of both agriculture and the theatre.

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