Given name · Russian
Димитрий
“mother”
Димитрий is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Russian.
RussianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Demetrius.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Димитрий goes back to Ancient Greek Δημήτριος, meaning “mother.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Димитрий’s family of names
In Russian usage, Димитрий has a conventional equivalent in the English form Demetrius. In Russian usage, Димитрий has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Demetrio. In Romanian usage, Димитрий has a conventional equivalent in the English form Dmitry.
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Around the world
Димитрий has relatives in 12 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
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Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 12
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- DemetriusGerman, Latin
- DemetrioItalian, Spanish
- DmitryEnglish
- DimitryEnglish
- DemetriuszPolish
- DzmitryEnglish
- DémétriusFrench
- ДимитрійUkrainian
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See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Димитрий
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