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Denny vs Dennis - What's the difference?

denny | dennis |

Dennis is a related term of denny.



As proper nouns the difference between denny and dennis

is that denny is a diminutive of the male given names Denis or Dennis while Dennis is a given name derived from Ancient Greek.

denny

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • A diminutive of the male given names Denis or Dennis.
  • A surname of Scottish origin.
  • A town in Central Region, Scotland. Has a population of around 20,000.

    • See also

    * Denni Feminine form of name . English diminutives of male given names

    dennis

    English

    Alternative forms

    * Denis * Denys

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • .
  • * : Act I, Scene I:
    • I will physic your rankness, and yet give no thousand crowns neither. Holla, Dennis !
  • * 1944 (Mazo de la Roch), The Building of Jalna , Little,Brown&co (1944):
    • Each disliked the choice of the other. "Charles is a stern name," she affirmed. "Nonsense," said Philip. "It's as agreeable a name as there is. Dennis sounds like a comical Irish story." "You just show your bad feeling when you say such a thing," she retorted. "'T is a grand name!"

    • Related terms

    * Denny * Denise

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