Dimitri: Meaning, Popularity, Origin of Baby Name Dimitri
Origin of the name Dimitri:
From the Greek Dēmētrios (of Demeter), which is from Demeter, the Greek mythological goddess of agriculture and fertility. The name is composed of the elements de (the earth) and mētēr (mother).
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Dimitri is often anglicized by Greek-Americans as James (and so Jim and Jimmy), though the names are etymologically unrelated. The connection is presumably Dimi ~ Jimmy.
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Dima, Mitya, Dimka
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Dmitri Mendeleev, Russian chemist and the creator of the first version of the periodic table of elements
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Dimitri Belikov in the series Vampire Academy
Demetri Volturi in both the Twilight book series and movies
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Current Popularity of Dimitri by State
Global Popularity of the Name Dimitri
- #5 in Russia (Moscow)
- #10 in Republic of Georgia
- #13 in Ukraine
- #314 in Canada (Quebec)
