Dennis

Meanings

1. A male given name from Ancient Greek.
2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
3. A number of places in the United States:
4. An unincorporated community in Murray County, Georgia.
5. An unincorporated community in Putnam County, Georgia.
6. An unincorporated community in Labette County, Kansas.
7. A town and census-designated place therein, in Barnstable County, Massachusetts.
8. A census-designated place in Tishomingo County, Mississippi.
9. A township in Cape May County, New Jersey.
10. A census-designated place in Delaware County, Oklahoma.
11. A town in Parker County, Texas.
12. An unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia.

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”.