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    Tennis

    Boy
    Greek
    2 syllables

    Tennis is a Greek boy's name meaning "A modern form of Dennis, derived from the Greek name Dionysius, meaning "follower of Dionysus."".

    Tennis is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "A modern form of Dennis, derived from the Greek name Dionysius, meaning "follower of Dionysus."". It has 2 syllables.

    Origin
    Greek
    Gender
    Boy
    Syllables
    2

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    What does Tennis mean?

    A modern form of Dennis, derived from the Greek name Dionysius, meaning "follower of Dionysus."

    How popular is Tennis?

    No birth-record data (source: not in US birth records; popularity in India is not tracked)

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    What does Tennis mean?

    Tennis is a boy name of Greek origin meaning "A modern form of Dennis, derived from the Greek name Dionysius, meaning "follower of Dionysus."".

    How popular is Tennis?

    We have no birth-record ranking for Tennis: it is not in US records, and India publishes no national name rankings. The meter above fills in as parents here view, search for and save the name.

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    Name numerology

    5is the Chaldean number for Tennis.

    Number 5 is linked with curiosity, freedom and adventure.

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    Other spellings of Tennis

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    • Tenis — "A variant form of the Latvian name Tenis, which is derived from the name Dionysius meaning follower of Dionysus." (Baltic)

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    Tennis at a glance

    Letters
    6
    Syllables
    2
    Starts with
    T
    Ends with
    -is
    Vowels
    2 of 6 letters

    6-letter boy names

    Which names have a similar meaning to Tennis?

    Tennis means "A modern form of Dennis, derived from the Greek name Dionysius, meaning "follower of Dionysus."" — these names share that spirit.

    • Lucas — "Lucas is the Latin form of Luke, from the Greek Loukas, meaning 'man from Lucania', a region of southern Italy." (Greek)
    • Avery — "Avery is an English surname from the Norman form of Alberich, a Germanic name meaning 'elf ruler'." (English)
    • Liam — "Liam is the Irish short form of William, from Germanic words meaning 'will' and 'helmet', so 'resolute protector'." (Irish)
    • Isabella — "Isabella is the Italian and Spanish form of Elizabeth, from the Hebrew Elisheva, meaning 'my God is an oath' or 'pledged to God'." (Hebrew)
    • Sophia — "Sophia comes from the Greek word sophia, meaning 'wisdom'. It has been used across Europe since early Christian times." (Greek)
    • Michael — "Michael comes from the Hebrew Mikha'el, a question meaning 'who is like God?'. It is the name of an archangel." (Hebrew)
    • Emily — "Emily comes from the Roman family name Aemilius, probably from the Latin aemulus, meaning 'rival' or 'eager to excel'." (Latin)
    • Alexander — "Alexander comes from the Greek Alexandros, meaning 'defender of people', from alexein 'to defend' and aner 'man'." (Greek)

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