Demetrius

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UK/dəˈmiː.tɹi.əs/

proper noun

A male given name from Ancient Greek.

OriginAncient Greek Δημήτριος →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A male given name from Ancient Greek.

    Demetrius hath good report of all men, and of the trueth it ſelfe: yea, and we alſo beare record, and ye know that our record is true.

    1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 3 John 1:12, column 2
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    The easy names were the ones she forgot. But this one wasn't easy and it was like the swaggering name of some football player from Alabama and that's how she remembered it, Demetrius, badly burned in the other tower, the south tower.

    2007, Don DeLillo, Falling Man, Scribner, →ISBN, page 105

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΔημήτριος
  2. EnglishDemetrius

From Ancient Greek Δημήτριος (Dēmḗtrios, literally “belonging to Δημήτηρ (Dēmḗtēr), the earth goddess”); from Δή (Dḗ), an early form of γῆ (gê, “earth”) + μήτηρ (mḗtēr, “mother”). Doublet of Dimitris and Dmitry.

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Translations

Bulgarian Дими́тър
  • Дими́тър (Dimítăr)male given name
Chinese Mandarin 德米特里
  • 德米特里 (Démǐtèlǐ)male given name
Esperanto Demetrio
  • Demetriomale given name
Finnish Demetrios
  • Demetriosmale given name
French Démétrios, Démétrius
  • Démétriosmale given name
  • Démétriusmale given name
German Demetrius
  • Demetriusmale given name
Greek Δημήτριος, Δημήτρης
  • Δημήτριος (Dimítrios)male given name
  • Δημήτρης (Dimítris)male given name
Hebrew דמיטרי
  • דמיטרי (dmitrij)male given name
Hungarian Demeter, Dömötör
  • Demetermale given name
  • Dömötörmale given name
Italian Demetrio
  • Demetriomale given name
Japanese ドミトリー
  • ドミトリー (Domitorī)male given name
Korean 드미트리
  • 드미트리 (Deumiteuri)male given name
Latin Dēmētrius
  • Dēmētriusmale given name
Persian دمیتری
  • دمیتریmale given name
Polish Demetriusz, Dymitr
  • Demetriuszmale given name
  • Dymitrmale given name
Portuguese Demétrio
  • Demétriomale given name
Romanian Dumitru, Demis
  • Dumitrumale given name
  • Demismale given name
  • Demetriusmale given name
  • Думитру (Dumitru)male given name
Russian Дми́трий
  • Дми́трий (Dmítrij)male given name
Slovak Demeter
  • Demetermale given name
Spanish Demetrio
  • Demetriomale given name
Thai ดมิตรี
  • ดมิตรี (dà-mí-dtree)male given name
Turkish Demeter
  • Demetermale given name
Ukrainian Дмитро́
  • Дмитро́ (Dmytró)male given name
Cite this entry
APA

Demetrius. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Demetrius

MLA

“Demetrius.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Demetrius. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Demetrius,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Demetrius.

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