Dmitry Explained
| Dmitri |
| Pronunciation: | pronounced as /ru/ |
| Gender: | Male |
| Meaning: | "devoted/dedicated to Demeter" |
| Region: | Ancient Greece |
| Language: | Slavic |
| Origin: | Greek Demetrius |
| Alternative Spelling: | Dmitry, Dmitrii, Dmitriy, Dimtri, Dimitry, Dmitry, Demitri, Dmitrij, Dimitri, Demetri, Dimietri, Dimitrii, Demitri, Demitri, Demetrie, Dimitrie |
| Nickname: | Dima, Mitya, Jim, Jimmy, Jimmie, Dimmie, Demmie, Mimmie, Metry, Metrie, Jimbo, Mimi, Mitry, Mitrie, Demi, Dimi, Demmy, Dimmy |
| Variant Forms: | Dimitry, Dimitri |
| Related Names: | Demetrius, Demetria, Demetrios, Demeter, Demetra, Demi, Dimitrije, Dimitris, Dimitar, Mitar |
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Dmitri (Russian: Дми́трий); Church Slavic form: Dimitry or Dimitri (Russian: Дими́трий); ancient Russian forms: D'mitriy or Dmitr (Russian: Дьмитр(ии) or Russian: Дъмитръ) is a male given name common in Orthodox Christian culture, the Russian version of Greek Demetrios (Δημήτριος Dēmētrios in Greek, Modern (1453-); pronounced as /ðiˈmitrios/). The meaning of the name is "devoted to, dedicated to, or follower of Demeter" (Δημήτηρ, Dēmētēr), "mother-earth", the Greek goddess of agriculture.
Short forms of the name from the 13th–14th centuries are Mit, Mitya, Mityay, Mit'ka or Miten'ka (Russian: Мить, Ми́тя, Митя́й, Ми́тька, or Russian: Ми́тенька); from the 20th century (originated from the Church Slavic form) are Dima, Dimka, Dimochka, Dimulya, Dimusha, Dimon etc. (Russian: Ди́ма, Ди́мка, Ди́мочка, Диму́ля, Диму́ша, Димон, etc.)
St. Dimitri's Day
The feast of the martyr Saint Demetrius of Thessalonica is celebrated on Saturday before November 8 [Old Style October 26].
The name day (именины): October 26 (November 8 on the Julian Calendar) See also: Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar.
The Saturday before October 26/November 8 is called Demetrius Saturday[1] and commemorates the Orthodox soldiers who fell in the Battle of Kulikovo.
Notable people with the name
Pre-late modern period
Late modern period (from 1800)
- Dmitri Alenichev (born 1972), Russian football player
- Dmitri Aliev (born 1999), Russian figure skater
- Dmitry Andreikin (born 1990), Russian chess grandmaster
- Dmitry Bivol (born 1990), Russian boxer
- Dmitry Bortniansky (1751-1825), Russian composer
- Dmitri Bulykin (born 1979), Russian football player
- Dmitry Bykov (born 1967), Russian writer, journalist, and poet
- Dmitry Chaplin (born 1982), Russian professional dancer
- Dmitry Chernyshyov (born 1975), Russian swimmer
- Dmitry Fuchs (born 1939), Russian-American mathematician
- Dmitry Furmanov (1891–1926), Soviet author and political officer
- Dmitri Goldenkov (born 1991), Russian ice hockey player
- Dmitry Glukhovsky (born 1979), Russian-Israeli author and journalist
- Dmitri Hvorostovsky (1962–2017), Russian opera singer
- Dmitry Kozak (born 1958), Russian politician
- Dmitry Kholodov (1967–1994), Russian journalist, killed investigating alleged Russian military corruption
- Dmitry Koldun (born 1985), Belarusian singer
- Dmitry Kroyter (born 1993), Israeli Olympic high jumper
- Misha Collins (born 1974), born Dmitri Tippens Krushnic, American actor
- Dmitry Lepikov (born 1972), Russian freestyle swimmer
- Dmitri Mendeleev (1834–1907), Russian chemist and inventor of the periodic table
- Dmitry Muratov (born 1961), Russian opposition journalist and Nobel Peace Prize winner
- Dmitry Medvedev (born 1965), Prime Minister and third President of the Russian Federation
- Dmitry Pavlenko (born 1991), Russian handball player
- Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia (1891–1941), cousin of Tsar Nicholas II who took part in the assassination of Rasputin
- Dmitry Pumpyansky (born 1953/1954), Russian billionaire businessman
- Dmitry Salita (born 1982), American boxer
- Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975), Soviet composer
- Dmitry Stepushkin (1975–2022), Russian bobsledder
- Dmitri Sychev (born 1983), Russian football player
- Dmitry Tursunov (born 1982), Russian tennis player
- Dmitry Ustinov (1908–1984), Soviet Defense Minister
- Dmitry Utkin (1970–2023), Russian military officer
- Dmitry Vybornov (born 1970), Russian light-heavyweight boxer
- Dmitry Yazov (1921–2020), Marshal of the Soviet Union
- Dmitri Young (born 1973), American baseball player
In other languages
- Amharic: ዲሚትሪ (Amharic: Dīmītirī)
- Arabic: ديمتري (Arabic: Dimitri)
- Belarusian: Дзмітрый, Зміцер (Dzmitryj, Zmicier); Taraškievica: Зьміцер, Дзьмітры (Źmicier, Dźmitry, Z'mitser, Dz'mitry)
- Bulgarian: Димитър (Dimitar)
- (Burmese: Demehtare)
- Catalan; Valencian: Demetri
- Chinese
Chinese: 德米特里 (Chinese: Démǐtèlǐ)
- Croatian: Dmitar
- Dutch; Flemish: Dimitri
- Esperanto: Zmitro, Demetrio
- Finnish: Mitri, [[Mitro (name)|Mitro]], Dimitri
- French: Dimitri
- Georgian: დემეტრე, [[Demetre]]
- German: Demetrius
- Greek, Modern (1453-);: Δημήτριος, Δημήτρης, Ντμίτρι (Demétrios, Dimitris, Ntmítri)
- Hebrew: (Dmitriy) דמיטרי
- Hindi: दिमित्री (Hindi: Dimitrī)
- Hungarian: Demeter, Dömötör, Dmitrij
- Italian: Demetrio
- Japanese: ドミトリー (Japanese: Domitorī)
- (Central Khmer: Dimitri)
- Korean: 드미트리 (Korean: Deumiteuli, Dŭmitŭli)
- Latvian: Dmitrijs
- Macedonian: Димитар, Димитриja, Димитри
- Malayalam: ദിമിത്രി (Malayalam: Dimithri)
- Mongolian: Дмитрий|script=Cyrl (Mongolian: Dmitrii)
- Polish: Dymitr, Demetriusz
- Portuguese: Dimitri (Brazil), Demétrio (Portugal)
- Panjabi; Punjabi: ਦਮਿਤਰੀ (Panjabi; Punjabi: Damitarī)
- Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Dumitru, [[Dimitrie]]
- Russian: Дмитрий (Dmitrii, Dmitry, Dmitriy, Dmitrij)
- Serbian: Димитрије (Dimitrije), Дмитар (Dmitar), Митар (Mitar)
- Sinhala; Sinhalese: Dimithree, Dimithri, දිමිත්රි
- Slovak: Demeter
- Slovenian: Dimitrij
- Spanish; Castilian: Demetrio
- Swedish: Dimitri
- Thai: มิทรี (Thai: Mi thrī)
- Ukrainian: Дмитро (Dmytro)
Notes and References
- Web site: Lives of the Saints - Orthodox Church in America.
