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Dmitry

Orthodox Christian masculine name

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Dmitry (Russian: Дми́трий; Church Slavic form: Dimitry or Dimitri (Дими́трий); ancient Russian forms: D'mitriy or Dmitr (Дьмитр(ии) or Дъмитръ)) is a male given name common in Orthodox Christian culture, the Russian version of Demetrios (Greek: Δημήτριος, romanized: Dēmḗtrios, Greek pronunciation: [ðiˈmitrios]). The meaning of the name is "devoted to, dedicated to, or follower of Demeter" (Δημήτηρ, Dēmētēr), "mother-earth", the Greek goddess of agriculture.

Short forms of the name from the 13th-14th centuries are Mit, Mitya, Mityay, Mit'ka or Miten'ka (Мить, Ми́тя, Митя́й, Ми́тька, or Ми́тенька); from the 20th century (originated from the Church Slavic form) are Dima, Dimka, Dimochka, Dimulya, Dimusha, Dimon etc. (Ди́ма, Ди́мка, Ди́мочка, Диму́ля, Диму́ша, Димон, etc.)

01St. Dimitri's Day

The feast of the martyr Saint Demetrius of Thessalonica is celebrated on Saturday before November 8 [Old Style: October 26].

The name day (именины): October 26 (November 8 on the Julian Calendar) See also: Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar. The Saturday before this is called Demetrius Saturday and commemorates the Orthodox soldiers who fell in the 1380 Battle of Kulikovo.

02Notable people with the name

Pre-late modern period

Late modern period (from 1800)

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Demetrius

Demetrius is the Latinized form of the Ancient Greek male given name Dēmḗtrios, meaning "devoted to goddess Demeter". Alternate forms include Demetrios, Dimitrios, Dimitris, Dmytro, Dimitri, Dimitrie, Dimitar, Dumitru, Demitri, Dhimitër, Dimitrije and Zmicier, in addition to other forms (such as Russian Dmitry) descended from it.