Dennis
Meaning: Its source is Dionysios, a Greek name meaning "Dedicated to Dionysos."
Languages: This boy's name is used in German, Dutch, English and French.
Alternative Spellings: Denys
Feminine Forms: Denise
Source Forms: Dionysios
Popularity: The name Dennis ranked 268th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 40th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
This name makes a strong showing in state popularity data of the 1960s, but makes few (if any) appearances on lists compiled after that period.
Narrative: Dionysos, also known as Bacchus, was the Greek god of wine and revelry. The theatre was under his special protection as well.
In modern thought, Dionysos symbolizes spontaneity and instinct, in contrast to Apollo, the god of wisdom, who stands for science and intellect.
Arts and Music
- Dennis Leigh
- John Foxx of Ultravox (see list of Nicknames of Musicians)
Leadership
- Dennis Hastert (born 1942)
Republican, Illinois, 14th District
- Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1999- (see list of Speakers of the U.S. House of Representatives)
- Dennis G. Jacobs
American judge.
- Circuit Judge, Second Circuit Court (see list of Judges of the U.S. Courts of Appeals)
- L. Dennis Kozlowski
- CEO of Fortune 500 company TYCO International (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
- Dennis J. Picard
- CEO of Fortune 500 company Raytheon (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
Miscellaneous
- Dennis
- Hurricane or tropical storm (see list of Hurricane and Tropical Storm Names)
Science and Philosophy
- Dennis Gabor (born 1900, died 1979)
Hungarian-born British physicist who invented holography.
- 1971 Nobel Prize winner in Physics (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Physics)
Sports
- Dennis Eckersley
Baseball player.
- 1992 American League Most Valuable Player (see list of American League Most Valuable Players)
- 1992 American League Cy Young Award winner (see list of American League winners of the Cy Young Award)
- Dennis Shaw
American football player.
- 1970 American Football Conference Rookie of the Year (see list of NFL Rookies of the Year)
- Dennis Sweeney
- Member of the American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame (see list of American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame)
Stage and Screen
- Dennis Bowen
American actor.
- Portrayed Todd Ludlow from 1975-77 (see list of Actors on ''Welcome Back, Kotter'')
- Dennis Day (born 1917, died 1988)
American actor.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Radio (see list of Radio Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- 1950s Mouseketeer (see list of 1950s Mickey Mouse Club)
- Dennis
Characters with this name appeared in films directed by Woody Allen.
- Portrayed by Matt Williamson (see list of Characters in the film Alice)
- Portrayed by Michael O''Donoghue (see list of Characters in the film Manhattan)
- Dennis Franz (born 1944)
American actor.
- Portrays Andy Sipowicz (see list of Actors on ''NYPD Blue'')
- Portrayed Lt. Norman Bluntz (see list of Actors on ''Hill Street Blues'')
- Dennis James (born 1917, died 1997)
American television announcer and game-show host.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Dennis Miller (born 1953)
American actor, producer, and comedian.
- A cast member on ''''Saturday Night Live,'''' from 1985-1990 (see list of Saturday Night Live)
- Dennis Parlato
- Actor on soap opera ''''Loving'''' (see list of Performers on the Soap Opera ''Loving'')
- Dennis Phillips
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by Bob Seagren (see list of Characters on ''Soap'')
- Dennis Stanton
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by Keith Michell (see list of Characters on ''Murder, She Wrote'')
- Dennis Weaver (born 1924)
American actor.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Portrayed Chester Russell from 1955-64 (see list of Actors on ''Gunsmoke'')
The Literary World
- Dennis Bell
- 1985 Pulitzer Prize winner for International Reporting (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting)
- Dennis Creevey
Fictional character
- A student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (see list of Selected characters from the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling)
- Dennis
Fictional character.
- Peter''s butler in Stephen King''s novel The Eyes of the Dragon (see list of Characters in The Eyes of the Dragon)
- Dennis
- A servant in As You Like It (see list of Shakespearean Characters)
- Dennis Torio
Fictional character.
- Teenager who disappears in Stephen King''s novel It (see list of Characters in It)
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Teasing Nicknames:
- Dennis Penis
- Dennis the Menace
- Cenis
- Denise
- Dentist
Meaning: Its source is Dionysios, a Greek name meaning "Dedicated to Dionysos."
Popularity: The name Dennis ranked 2401st in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
Though this name appears on the 1990 U.S. Census lists, it is used by only a small percentage of the general population.
This name is usually reserved for males. In part, it could owe its position on the US Census popularity list to incorrectly filled-out census forms.
Narrative: Dionysos, also known as Bacchus, was the Greek god of wine and revelry. The theatre was under his special protection as well.
In modern thought, Dionysos symbolizes spontaneity and instinct, in contrast to Apollo, the god of wisdom, who stands for science and intellect.
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