Details for the forename Denis

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Denis (male)


Variants:	Donnchadh (M)
Derivative(s):	Dennis (M)
Derivative of:	Dennys (M) Denys (M)
Lesser Synonym(s):	Duncan (M)
Feminine form:	Denice (F) Denise (F)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:	English and Russian, but originally French. See Dennis for further details. Denis is sometimes used as the Anglicized version of the Gaelic Donnchadh which is more commonly rendered as Duncan. For this reason and because they are not generally interchangeable, Denis and Duncan are classed here as lesser synonyms.