Dennis

Dennis meaning

Dennis is a Christian boy's name of Greek origin (via Latin and French).

Of Dionysos (Bacchus); Strong's: 'reveller'

Also used to mean: follower of Dionysus

Dennis is the English form of Greek Dionysios, 'of Dionysos', the Greek god of wine; Strong's Concordance traces it to Dionusos and glosses it 'reveller'. In Acts 17:34 Dionysius the Areopagite becomes a believer after Paul's speech in Athens. The French form Denis spread through St Denis, the third-century bishop of Paris and patron saint of France. In Kerala the Greek form Dionysius was taken by several bishops of the Malankara Church, while Dennis is used as a first name by Indian Christian families.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), Greek Dictionary of the New Testament, G1354 · entry Dionusios · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026

References: Strong's G1354, Dionusios (Bible Hub) · Wikipedia, Dennis

Famous namesakes

• Dionysius the Areopagite (Acts 17:34)
• St Denis, 3rd-century bishop of Paris

Popularity abroad

• #707 United States, boys 2025 (up 2 from 709 in 2024)
  US Social Security Administration
• #478 England and Wales, boys 2025
  Office for National Statistics

Official birth registrations. India publishes no national name statistics.

Spellings

Dennis · Denis · Dennys

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