Dmitry
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Dmitry (; Church Slavic form: Dimitry or Dimitri (); ancient Russian forms: '''D'mitriy or Dmitr' ( or )) is a male given name common in Orthodox Christian culture, the Russian version of Demetrios (, ). The meaning of the name is "devoted to, dedicated to, or follower of Demeter" (Δημήτηρ, Dēmētēr''), "mother-earth", the Greek goddess of agriculture.
Key facts
- Given name.name
- Dmitri
- Given name.image
- Saint Demetrius of Protat.JPG
- Given name.image_size
- 250px
- Given name.caption
- Demetrius of Thessaloniki
- Given name.gender
- Male
- Given name.meaning
- "devoted/dedicated to Demeter"
- Given name.region
- Ancient Greece
- Given name.language
- Slavic
- Given name.origin
- Greek Demetrius
- Given name.alternative spelling
- Dmitry, Dmitrii, Dmitriy, Dimtri, Dimitry, Dmitry, Demitri, Dmitrij, Dimitri, Demetri, Dimietri, Dimitrii, Demitri, Demitri, Demetrie, Dimitrie
- Given name.nickname
- Dima, Mitya, Jim, Jimmy, Jimmie, Dimmie, Demmie, Mimmie, Metry, Metrie, Jimbo, Mimi, Mitry, Mitrie, Demi, Dimi, Demmy, Dimmy
- Given name.variant forms
- Dimitry, Dimitri
- Given name.related names
- Demetrius, Demetria, Demetrios, Demeter, Demetra, Demi, Dimitrije, Dimitris, Dimitar, Dmytro, Mitar
- Given name.popularity
- y
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- native label
- Дмитрий
- transliteration or transcription
- Dmitrii
- Commons category
- Dmitry (given name)
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- St. Dimitri's Day
- Notable people with the name
- Pre-late modern period
- Late modern period (from 1800)
- See also
- References
Dmitry (; Church Slavic form: Dimitry or Dimitri (); ancient Russian forms: '''D'mitriy or Dmitr' ( or )) is a male given name common in Orthodox Christian culture, the Russian version of Demetrios (, ). 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 (, or ); from the 20th century (originated from the Church Slavic form) are Dima, Dimka, Dimochka, Dimulya, Dimusha, Dimon''' etc. (, etc.)