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Denis
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denis dénis Dênis
English
Pronunciation
en /ˈdɛnɪs/ /dəˈni/ UK
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Denis.wav Southern England
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Denis2.wav Southern England
en ɛnɪs iː 2
Proper noun
en male Ancient Greek, a mostly British and Irish spelling variant of Dennis.
V II Shall not thou and I, between Saint Denis and Saint George, compound a boy, half French, half English, that shall go to Constantinople and take the Turk by the beard?
en.
Derived terms
en Denison
Anagrams
en deins Sinde dines enids nides snide snied
Albanian
Proper noun
m
sq male
Declension
French
Alternative forms
fr Denys historical
Etymology
fr la Dionȳsius, borrowed from fr grc Διονύσιος.
Pronunciation
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Arthur Crbz-Denis.wav
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-DenisdeShawi-Denis.wav <<Canada>> (<<Shawinigan>>)
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-Denis.wav <<France>> (<<Toulouse>>)
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Mecanautes-Denis.wav France
Proper noun
m
fr male Dennis; originally given in honor of a third century bishop of Paris, the patron saint of France
fr based on the given name
Related terms
fr Denise
Descendants
1 cs Denis
1 cs Denisa feminine
1 nl Dennis
1 de Denis Dennis
1 hu Dénes
1 pt-BR Dênis
1 ro Denis
1 ro Denisa feminine
1 ru Денис
1 sh -
1 sh Денис
1 sh Denis
1 sk Denis
1 sk Denisa feminine
1 sl Denis
1 uk Денис
Anagrams
fr dines, fr dînes, fr dînés
German
Alternative forms
de Dennis borrowed from English
Pronunciation
de De-Denis.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Proper noun
de proper noun
de male Dennis fr:Denis
Related terms
de Denise
Middle English
Etymology
From enm fro - saint's name fro Denis, brought to England by Normans; from Latin la Dionysius.
Proper noun
enm male Dennis
Descendants
en Dennis
yol Deenees
References
1
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
sh fr Denis, from sh la Dionȳsius, from sh grc Δῐονῡ́σῐος.
Proper noun
m-an
sh male Dennis,Denis
Declension
Denis - Denisa - Denisu - Denisa - Denise - Denisom - Denisu -
sh
Slovak
Etymology
sk :der fr:Denis + 1
Pronunciation
sk /ˈdɛnis/
Proper noun
m-pr Denisko
sk male
Declension
m-pr name
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