Dmitry

D2M3I1T1R1Y4

proper noun

A transliteration of the Russian male given name Дми́трий (Dmítrij).

Less commonScrabble 12

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Dimitri · alternative Dimitry · alternative Dmitri · alternative Dmitrii · alternative Dmitriy

  1. A transliteration of the Russian male given name Дми́трий (Dmítrij).

    Maria Ressa, the chief executive and cofounder of Rappler, and Dmitry Muratov, the editor-in-chief of Novaya Gazeta, were named as this year’s laureates by Berit Reiss-Andersen, the chair of the Norwegian Nobel committee.

    2021 October 8, Jon Henley and Rebecca Ratcliffe, “Journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov win Nobel peace prize”, in The Guardian

Origin

  1. Medieval GreekΔημήτριος
  2. RussianДми́трий
  3. EnglishDmitry

From Russian Дми́трий (Dmítrij), from Medieval Greek Δημήτριος (Dēmḗtrios), from Δημήτηρ (Dēmḗtēr, “Demeter”) + -ιος (-ios, “pertaining to”). Doublet of Demetrius, Dimitri, and Dimitris.

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Translations

Arabic دْمِيتْرِي
  • دْمِيتْرِي (dmitrī)transliteration of Дмитрий
Bulgarian Дими́тър
  • Дими́тър (Dimítăr)transliteration of Дмитрий
Chinese Mandarin 德米特里
  • 德米特里 (Démǐtèlǐ)transliteration of Дмитрий
Dutch Dimitri
  • Dimitritransliteration of Дмитрий
French Dimitri
  • Dimitritransliteration of Дмитрий
German Dmitri
  • Dmitritransliteration of Дмитрий
Hebrew דמיטרי
  • דמיטרי (dmitrij)transliteration of Дмитрий
Hindi दिमित्री
  • दिमित्री (dimitrī)transliteration of Дмитрий
Japanese ドミトリー
  • ドミトリー (Domitorī)transliteration of Дмитрий
Korean 드미트리
  • 드미트리 (Deumiteuri)transliteration of Дмитрий
Persian دمیتری
  • دمیتریtransliteration of Дмитрий
Polish Dymitr, Demetriusz
  • Dymitrtransliteration of Дмитрий
  • Demetriusztransliteration of Дмитрий
Portuguese Dmitri, Dimitri
  • Dmitritransliteration of Дмитрий
  • Dimitritransliteration of Дмитрий
Romanian Dimitrie, Dimitri
  • Dimitrietransliteration of Дмитрий
  • Dimitritransliteration of Дмитрий
  • Dimitriitransliteration of Дмитрий
  • Dmitrietransliteration of Дмитрий
  • Dmitritransliteration of Дмитрий
  • Dmitriitransliteration of Дмитрий
  • Димитрие (Dimitrie)transliteration of Дмитрий
  • Димитрий (Dimitrii)transliteration of Дмитрий
  • Дмитрие (Dmitrie)transliteration of Дмитрий
  • Дмитрий (Dmitrii)transliteration of Дмитрий
Russian Дми́трий
  • Дми́трий (Dmítrij)transliteration of Дмитрий
Swedish Dmitrij
  • Dmitrijtransliteration of Дмитрий
Thai ดมิตรี
  • ดมิตรี (dà-mí-dtree)transliteration of Дмитрий
Ukrainian Дмитро́
  • Дмитро́ (Dmytró)transliteration of Дмитрий
Cite this entry
APA

Dmitry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dmitry

MLA

“Dmitry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dmitry. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dmitry,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dmitry.

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