Gender Masculine
Scripts Δημήτριος(Ancient Greek)

Meaning & History

Latinized form of the Greek name Δημήτριος (Demetrios), which was derived from the name of the Greek goddess Demeter 1. Kings of Macedon and the Seleucid kingdom have had this name. This was also the name of several early saints including Demetrius of Thessalonica, a martyr of the 4th century who is regarded as a warrior.

Related Names

Rootsda + meter
VariantDemetrios
Feminine FormDemetria
Other Languages & CulturesDhimitër(Albanian) Dzmitry(Belarusian) Dimitar, Dimo, Mitko, Mitre(Bulgarian) Dmitar(Croatian) Dimitri(French) Dima, Dimitri(Georgian) Demetrios, Dimitrios, Dimitris, Dimos(Greek) Demeter, Dömötör(Hungarian) Demetrio(Italian) Dmitrijs(Latvian) Dimitar, Dimitrij, Dimo, Mitko, Mitre(Macedonian) Dymitr(Polish) Demétrio(Portuguese) Dumitru, Mitică(Romanian) Dmitri, Dmitrii, Dmitriy, Dmitry, Dima, Dimitri, Dimka, Mitya(Russian) Dimitrije, Dmitar, Mitar(Serbian) Demeter(Slovak) Dimitrij, Mitja(Slovene) Demetrio(Spanish) Dmytro(Ukrainian)

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Entry updated April 23, 2024