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I actually didn't notice the venison thing until you pointed it out- I was just thinking about the fact that I don't like Dennis. I'd probably use Denison as a mn, but if it was a fn I'd do something like Denison Oliver, Denison Paul, Denison Luther, Denison James, Denison George, etc. Any fairly usual mn that doesn't end with "on", "en", or "an".

Venison isn't the first thing that came to my mind when I read it. What did however was Denison's Chili, which is -awesome-. If you don't mind the association to a delicious chili, it would make a nice boys name depending on the last name.

Denison Grant

Instant venison.

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But I'll give it a whirl.
Denison Anders
Denison Brian
Denison Eric
Denison George
Denison Laurence
Denison Oliver
Denison Quentin
Denison Richard
Denison Tristram
Denison Virgil
Denison Wmffra tee hee

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Wow, I don't hate those. So basically I think it goes best with either something dated (because that plays up the Dennis part), or something pretty classic-sophisticated because it's pretty down-to-earth (venison's fault, and I'm getting dome denim vibe too) and that seems to create a good balance... even academic feeling in a few cases.

This message was edited 4/22/2011, 10:29 AM

Hehe. Actually, I didn't think of "venison" at all. What I thought of was the brand of canned chili. If Denison isn't the exact name of it, it's really close.

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I not among the anti-surname ranks here at all, but I am struggling to see Denison as someone's name. I'll let it simmer a while and come back if I get a feel for it and any mn suggestions strike.

Eh, I don't care for it. "Venison" didn't even spring to mind, but there is something about the name that sounds cold and aloof to me.