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Денис
“a follower of Dionysus”·“follower of Dionysus”
Денис (Denís) is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Russian, Ukrainian, and Serbo-Croatian.
Bulgarian and Russian and Serbian and Serbo-Croatian and UkrainianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Dennis.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Денис is Denis written in Cyrillic. In German use, Denis has a related form in Dennis. One French interpretation is “a follower of Dionysus.” Its derivation is not certain. In German use, Denis is a variant of Denise. In French use, Denise carries the interpretation “follower of Dionysus.”
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Ukrainian usage, Денис developed from Διόνυσος.
Денис’s family of names
In Russian usage, Денис has a diminutive in Дени́ска. In Ukrainian usage, Денис developed from the Ancient Greek form Διόνυσος. In Serbo-Croatian usage, Денис has a conventional equivalent in the English form Dennis.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Денис has relatives in 7 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
Ancient Greekwhere Денис comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 22
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Денис
- Denys ShmyhalUkrainian politician, former Prime Minister of Ukraine (2020–2025)born 1975
- Denis CheryshevRussian footballerborn 1990
- Denis FonvizinRussian writer (1745-1792)
- Denis PushilinRussian politician and head of the Donetsk People's Republicborn 1981
- Denis GlushakovRussian footballerborn 1987
- Denys MonastyrskyUkrainian lawyer and politician (1980–2023)
- Denis MenchovRussian cyclistborn 1978
- Denys HarmashUkrainian footballerborn 1990
- Denis KolodinRussian footballerborn 1982
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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