Given name · Russian
Дмитрий
Дмитрий (Dmítrij) is a masculine given name from Byzantine Greek. It is used in Russian.
RussianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Demetrius.
Meaning & origin
Дмитрий’s family of names
In English usage, Дмитрий has a diminutive in Dima. In Russian usage, Дмитрий has a later derivative in Dimitry. In Russian usage, Дмитрий has a conventional equivalent in the German form Demetrius.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Дмитрий has relatives in 23 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
41 related names in 23 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 46
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- DimitriEstonian, French
- DemetriusGerman, English
- Demitriequivalent
- Dimitriosequivalent
- DmitriEstonian, French
- DemetrioItalian, Spanish
- Demetriosequivalent
- DmitryEnglish
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- DmitriyEnglish
- DmytroEnglish
- Demetreequivalent
- Demeterequivalent
- Dimitarequivalent
- Dimitrisequivalent
- Dmitrijsequivalent
- Димитрійequivalent
- Dymytriiequivalent
- დემეტრეequivalent
- DemetriuszPolish
- DzmitryEnglish
- Dimitrijequivalent
- Dumitruequivalent
- Дми́трийhas masculine form
- Ukrainianequivalent
- ДмитроUkrainian
- DimitrPolish
- ΔημήτριοςGreek
- ДимитърBulgarian
- ДзміцерBelarusian
- ДзьміцерBelarusian
- ЗміцерBelarusian
- ЗьміцерBelarusian
- ドミトリーJapanese
- दिमित्रीHindi
- ДмітрійUkrainian
- ดมิตรีThai
- ДимитриSerbian
- دمیتریPersian
- 드미트리Korean
- 德米特里Chinese
- דמיטריHebrew
- ΔημήτρηςGreek
- ΝτμίτριGreek
- ДзьмітрыBelarusian
- ДзмітрыйBelarusian
- دْمِيتْرِيArabic
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Дмитрий
- Dmitri MendeleevRussian chemist (1834–1907)
- Dmitry MedvedevPresident of Russia from 2008 to 2012, Prime Minister of Russia (2012-2020) and Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of Russia since 2020born 1965
- Dmitri ShostakovichSoviet composer and pianist (1906-1975)
- Dmitry MuratovRussian journalist and television presenter (born 1961)
- Dmitry DonskoyPrince of Moscow1350–1389
- False Dmitry ITsar of Russia (1605–1606)1600–1606
- Dmitry PeskovRussian politician and diplomat (born 1967)
- Dmitry UstinovSoviet military commander and politician (1908-1984)
- Dmitry Kabalevskycomposer, conductor (music), pianist, music teacher1904–1987
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