Denis (given name)
| Denis | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation |
French: [dəni] Russian: [dʲɪˈnʲis] |
| Gender | Male |
| Language(s) | French, Russian, German, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Romanian, Serbo-Croatian, Albanian |
| Name day | France: October 9 |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | Dionysus |
| Region of origin | Greece |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Denise (Female) |
| Related names | Dennis |
Denis is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:
- Denis Diderot, French philosopher and co-founder of the Encyclopédie
- Denis Glushakov, Russian footballer
- Denis Grachev (badminton), Russian badminton player
- Denis Grachev (fighter), Russian boxer, kickboxer and mixed martial artist
- Denis Hayes, environmentalist and Earth Day founder
- Denis Healey (born 1917), British politician
- Denis Irwin, former Manchester United defender
- Denis King, British composer
- Denis Kolodin, Russian footballer
- Denis Laktionov, Russian footballer
- Denis Law, former Manchester United centre-forward
- Denis Leary, American actor and comedian
- Denis Lebedev, Russian boxer
- Denis Lebrun, comic artist (Blondie strip)
- Denis Legersky (born 1987), Slovak ice hockey player and coach
- Denis Marconato, Italian basketball player
- Denis McDonough, American politician, appointed President Obama's second-term Chief of Staff
- Denis Perera (1930-2013), 8th Commander of the Sri Lanka Army
- Denis Shapovalov (born 1999), Israeli-Canadian tennis player
- Denis Smith, English cricketer
- Denis Stracqualursi, Argentine footballer
- Denis Suárez (born 1994), Spanish footballer
- Denis Tahirović (born 1985), Croatian footballer
- Denis Thatcher (1915–2003), British businessman, husband of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
- Denis Wucherer (born 1973), German basketball coach and former player
- Denis Zvizdić (born 1964), Bosnia and Herzegovina politician, Chairman of the Council of Ministers
See also
- Denis (disambiguation), for people known only by the name "Denis"
- Dennis
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