Gender Masculine
Usage Russian
Scripts Дмитрий(Russian)
Pronounced Pron. /ˈdmi.trɪj/  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Russian form of Demetrius. This name was borne by several medieval princes of Moscow and Vladimir. Another famous bearer was Dmitriy Mendeleyev (or Mendeleev; 1834-1907), the Russian chemist who devised the periodic table.

Related Names

Rootsda + meter
DiminutivesDima, Dimka, Mitya
Other Languages & CulturesDhimitër(Albanian) Demetrios, Demetrius(Ancient Greek) 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) Dimitrije, Dmitar, Mitar(Serbian) Demeter(Slovak) Dimitrij, Mitja(Slovene) Demetrio(Spanish) Dmytro(Ukrainian)

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Entry updated April 23, 2024