Demetrius

Dimitrios (Greek Δημήτριος ) is a male first name, from the Greek Demetrios ( " Demeter belonging to ").

Demetrius of Thessaloniki, a Greek martyr from the 3rd or 4th century, is one of the most important saints of the Eastern Church, hence the first name Dimitrios in Greece, Russia, in the Balkans and Cyprus is very popular.

His name day is October 26 in the Orthodox Church and 9 April in the Catholic Church.

National variants and short forms

  • Albanian: Dhimitër
  • Aramaic: Dimet
  • Bulgarian Dimitar, Mitko
  • Georgian: Dmitri, Dito
  • Greek: Dimi, Dimi, Dimitri, Dimitri, Dimitrios, Dimitrakis, Mimi, Mitros, Mitsos, Jim, Jimmy, Takis, Tsimakos
  • Croatian: Dmitar
  • Macedonian: Dimitar, Dime, Dimce, Mitre Mite
  • Romanian: Dimitrie, Dumitru, Dimitriu
  • Russian Dmitri ( Diminutivformen: Dima, Dimon, Dimotschka, Dimitsch, Mitya, Dimulja, Dimka, Dimas, Diman )
  • Serbian: Dimitrije, employees
  • Slovenian Mitja
  • Ukrainian Dmytro, Myt'ko
  • White Russian Dzmitry, Smizer
  • Mesopotamia: Dimet

Well-known bearers of the name

First name

  • Dimitrios of Thessaloniki ( 3rd century; † about 306), canonized Greek martyr
  • Dmitar Zvonimir (*, ? † April 20, 1089 ), King of Croatia
  • Dimitri Tuptalo (1651-1709), Russian Metropolitan
  • Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev (1834-1907), Russian chemist
  • Dimitri ( Clown ) ( born 1935 ), Swiss clown and mime
  • Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975), Russian composer
  • Dimitris Horn (1921-1998), Greek actor and director
  • Dmitri ( archbishop ) ( 1923-2011 ), American Bishop
  • Dimitri Hegemann (* 1954), German Culture Manager
  • Dmitry Sitkovetsky (born 1954 ), Russian violinist and conductor
  • Dimitrios Tsionanis (* 1961 ), Greek footballer
  • Dmitry Medvedev (born 1965 ), former Russian President
  • Demetrio Albertini (born 1971 ), Italian professional football player
  • Dimitri Reinderman (born 1972 ), Dutch chess grandmaster
  • Dmitri Mikhailovich Dorofeev (* 1976), Russian speed skater
  • Dmitri Yaroshenko (* 1976), Russian biathlete
  • Dimitrios Diamantidis ( born 1980 ), Greek basketball player
  • Dimitrij Kotschnew (* 1981), German ice hockey goalie
  • Dimitri De Fauw (1981-2009), Belgian cyclist
  • Dimitri Bunzmann (* 1982 ), German chess player
  • Dmitri Nikolayevich Kokarew (* 1982 ), Russian chess grandmaster
  • Dmitry Koldun ( born 1985 ), Belarusian singer
  • Dimitri Paetzold (* 1983), German ice hockey goalie
  • Dimitrij Ovtcharov (* 1988), German table tennis players
  • Dimitris Minasidis (* 1989), Cypriot weightlifter
  • Dmitri Alexandrovich Tsvetkov (* 1983), Russian orienteers

Last name

  • David Dimitri ( born 1963 ), Swiss tightrope walker
  • James Dimitri ( born 1935 ), Swiss clown
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