Denis
noun
a male given name.
Denis
1 American
[den-is]
/ ˈdɛn ɪs /
noun
Denîs
2
American
[den-is, duh-nee]
/ ˈdɛn ɪs, dəˈni /
noun
Denis
British
/ ˈdɛnɪs, dəni /
noun
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Maurice (mɔris). 1870–1943, French painter and writer on art. One of the leading Nabis, he defined a picture as "essentially a flat surface covered with colours assembled in a certain order"
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3rd century ad , first bishop of Paris; patron saint of France. Feast day: Oct 9
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Congolese Nobel Peace Prize laureate Denis Mukwege called for "urgent measures" to "provide humanitarian aid" to those affected.
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight is currently writing the script, and Dune's Denis Villeneuve will direct.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
Actor Denis Leary voices the restaurant’s creator, Joe Baum, drawn from decades of archival recordings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
Gen. Denis Lyamin to lead the drone branch and replaced Col.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
D’Alembert is best known for his collaboration on the famed Encyclopédie of human knowledge—a 20-year effort with coauthor Denis Diderot.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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