Boy name origins & meanings Greek : Fine wine lover Boy name variations Dennis Denis Dennys Dennison Denzel Denzil Denzell Denit Dennet Dennett Dennit Dion Denny Tennis Tennyson Family name origins & meanings Scottish : habitational name from Danzielstoun in Renfrewshire, named with the personal name Daniel (for the phonetic significance of the -z-, see Dalzell) + Middle English toun, tone ‘settlement’ (Old English tūn).