Demetria
/dɪˈmiːtriə/noun
A feminine given name derived from the name Demeter or the Greek name Demetrios, meaning associated with Demeter.
Did you know?Demeter was worshipped in the secret Eleusinian Mysteries, whose initiates were promised privileged knowledge about death and the afterlife.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*méh₂tēr
“Mother; the ancient kinship word behind Greek mētēr and English mother.”
Mycenaean Greek, c. 1400–1200 BCE
Mycenaean Greek
da-ma-te
“A debated early form associated with Demeter in Linear B records; its exact interpretation remains uncertain.”
Ancient Greek
Greek
Dēmḗtēr
“Demeter, the goddess connected with grain, agriculture, and the earth’s seasonal fertility; the name’s first element is disputed, while mētēr means mother.”
Ancient Greek
Greek
Dēmḗtrios
“Belonging to Demeter or devoted to Demeter; the masculine personal name from which feminine forms developed.”
Late Greek
Greek
Dēmētría
“Feminine personal name meaning associated with Demeter.”
Modern English
English
Demetria
“A feminine given name inherited through Greek and later European naming traditions.”