Given name · Greek
Δημήτρης
Δημήτρης (Dimítris) is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Greek.
GreekWritten in Greek script. In English: Demetrius.
Meaning & origin
Δημήτρης’s family of names
In Greek usage, Δημήτρης has a diminutive in Δημητράκης. In Greek usage, Δημήτρης has a conventional equivalent in the English form Demetrius. In Greek usage, Δημήτρης has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form DEMETRIUSZ.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Δημήτρης has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
Ancient Greekwhere Δημήτρης comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 23
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Δημήτρης
- Demetris Christofias6th President of the Republic of Cyprus (2008-2013)1946–2019
- Dimitris SalpingidisGreek footballerborn 1981
- Dimitri MitropoulosGreek and American conductor (1896–1960)
- Dimitrios PapadopoulosGreek association football playerborn 1981
- Dimitris DiamantidisGreek basketball player (born 1980)
- Dimitris LyacosGreek writer and playwright (born 1966)
- Dimitris AvramopoulosGreek politicianborn 1953
- Dimitrios DiamantakosGreek footballerborn 1993
- Dimitris SaravakosGreek footballerborn 1961
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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