Given name · also Latin

Demetrijus

Demetrijus is a masculine given name from Latin, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in Lithuanian.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Demetrijus comes from Latin, and ultimately from Ancient Greek.

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How it developed

In Lithuanian usage, Demetrijus developed from Δημήτριος.

Demetrijus’s family of names

In Lithuanian usage, Demetrijus has a diminutive in MICKUS. In Lithuanian usage, Demetrijus developed from the Ancient Greek form Δημήτριος. In Lithuanian usage, Demetrijus has a related form in DIMITRIJUS.

Walk Demetrijus’s family in the name graph

DemetrijusDmitrijusMickusDimitrijusMitkusDemetriusΔημήτριος

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Nicknames & forms 4

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Across languages 2

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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