Updated June 9, 2019 Share: Boy name origins & meanings Greek : Fine wine lover Boy name variations Dennis Dennis + 9% this year Masculine Rare Find out more Denis Denis + 7% this year Masculine Rare Find out more Dennys Dennys + 40% this year Masculine Rare Find out more Dennison Dennison - 29% this year Masculine Rare Find out more Denniston Denniston 0 % this year Masculine Rare Find out more Denzel Denzel + 47% this year Masculine Rare Find out more Denzil Denzil 0 % this year Masculine Rare Find out more Denzell Denzell - 42% this year Masculine Rare Find out more Denit Denit 0 % this year Masculine Rare Find out more Dennet Dennet 0 % this year Masculine Rare Find out more Dennett Dennett 0 % this year Masculine Rare Find out more Dennit Dennit 0 % this year Masculine Rare Find out more Dion Dion + 25% this year Neutral Rare Find out more Denny Denny + 23% this year Masculine Rare Find out more Tennyson Tennyson + 31% this year Masculine Rare Find out more How Popular Is The Name Tennis Family name origins & meanings Possibly an altered spelling of North German or Dutch Tönnis, a short form of the personal name Antonius (see Anthony).English (Welsh borders) : origin uncertain; perhaps a variant of Dennis 1.