Given name & surname
Dumitru
Dumitru is a masculine given name from Old Church Slavonic, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in Romanian.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Dumitru is a form of Dmitri. An origin associated with Dmitri is Greek.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Romanian usage, Dumitru developed from Δημήτριος.
Dumitru’s family of names
In Romanian usage, Dumitru as a surname has a short form in MITU. Dumitru shares a linguistic root with Dmitri. In Romanian usage, Dumitru has a conventional equivalent in the English form Demetrius.
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Around the world
Dumitru has relatives in 3 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 15
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Dumitru
- Dumitru PrunariuRomanian astronautborn 1952
- Dumitru BraghișMoldovan politician and economistborn 1957
- Dumitru StăniloaeOrthodox Christian theologian (1903-1993)
- Dumitru StângaciuRomanian footballerborn 1964
- Dumitru PârvulescuOlympic wrestler (1933–2007)
- Dumitru RăducanuRomanian rowerborn 1967
- Dumitru GăleșanuRomanian poet (1955-)
- Dumitru MoraruRomanian footballerborn 1956
- Dumitru PavloviciRomanian footballer (1912-1993)
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