Dmitri
/ˈdmɪtri/noun
A masculine given name, an English form of the Russian name Dmitry.
Did you know?Dmitri ultimately honors Demeter, whose Eleusinian Mysteries promised initiates secret knowledge connected with death, rebirth, and the afterlife.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
Dēmētēr
“Demeter, the goddess associated with grain, fertility, and the seasonal cycle; the name’s first element is etymologically debated.”
Classical Greek
Greek
Dēmētrios
“Belonging to or devoted to Demeter.”
Late Antiquity
Latin
Demetrius
“The Latin form of the Greek personal name Dēmētrios.”
Medieval Greek
Greek
Dēmētrios
“A widely used Christian personal name, especially through the veneration of Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki.”
Old Russian
Old East Slavic
Dmitrii
“A Slavic form of Demetrius, reflecting the loss or contraction of the middle vowel.”
Modern English
English
Dmitri
“An English transliteration and spelling of the Russian given name Dmitry or Dmitrii.”