Dennis

American  

[den-is] / ˈdɛn ɪs /

noun

1. John, 1657–1734, English dramatist and critic.

2. a town in SE Massachusetts.

3. a male given name: from the Greek word meaning “of Dionysus.”

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Dennis British  

/ ˈdɛnɪs /

noun

1. C ( larence ) J ( ames ). 1876–1938, the poet of the Australian larrikin, esp in The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke (1915) and The Moods of Ginger Mick (1916)

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Example Sentences

Bus manufacturer Alexander Dennis is proposing to close its Falkirk plant with the potential loss of 115 jobs.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

“This was kind of a myth. This was something Dennis perpetuated.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Alexander Dennis was planning to end all manufacturing around Falkirk and Larbert.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Growing up on his family’s East Contra Costa County farm in the 1960s, Dennis Baldocchi thought the whole world was foggy until a friend took him on a hike that climbed above it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Tell me again it could be anywhere, Mister Dennis!

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett