Demi is a feminine

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

with Greek and Latin roots. It was originally a nickname of Demetria, the feminine form of the masculine name Demetrius, which is itself the Latin and English spelling of the Greek name

Demetrios Demetrius is the Latinized form of the Ancient Greek male given name ''Dēmḗtrios'' (), meaning “Demetris” - "devoted to goddess Demeter". Alternate forms include Demetrios, Dimitrios, Dimitris, Dmytro, Dimitri, Dimitrie, Dimitar, Dumit ...

. It is also an

Albanian surname Albanian names are names used in, or originating in, Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia and the Albanian diaspora. In Albania a complete name usually consists of a given name ( sq, emri); the given name of the individual's father ( sq, atësia), which ...

. People named Demi include:

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Demi de Jong Demi de Jong (born 11 February 1995) is a Dutch former road cyclist. As a junior, de Jong won the bronze medal in the women's junior time trial at the 2012 UCI Road World Championships. She started her professional career in 2014 at . In her la ...

(born 1995), Dutch road cyclist *

Demi Evans Demi Evans is an American vocalist and lyricist from Dallas, Texas. Biography Demi Evans was born in the 1960s in North Dallas. She was raised by her grandmother, who was a singer in the clubs of Dallas. This gave Evans the opportunity to mee ...

(born 1960s), American singer *

Demi Getschko Demi Getschko (born 4 May 1953) is a Brazilian computer scientist who is considered one of the pioneers of the Internet in Brazil. He currently is the CEO of NIC.br. Early life Son of Bulgarian immigrants Emil Gestchko and pharmacist Erifili Di ...

(born 1954), Brazilian computer scientist *

Demi Lovato Demetria Devonne Lovato ( ; born August 20, 1992), known as Demi Lovato, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. After appearing on the children's television series ''Barney & Friends'' (2002–2004), Lovato rose to prominence for pl ...

(born 1992), American singer, songwriter and actor *

Demi Moore Demi Gene Moore ( ; née Guynes; born November 11, 1962) is an American actress. After making her film debut in 1981, Moore appeared on the soap opera ''General Hospital'' (1982–1984) and subsequently gained recognition as a member of the Bra ...

(born 1962), American actress *

Demi Isaac Oviawe Demi Isaac Oviawe ( ; born 2 November 2000) is an Irish actress. She is best known for her role as Linda Walsh in the RTÉ and BBC comedy '' The Young Offenders'' (2018–2020). In 2017, the '' Irish Examiner'' named Oviawe as one of their an ...

(born 2000), Irish actress * Demi Schuurs (born 1993), Dutch tennis player *

Demi Stokes Demi Lee Courtney Stokes (born 12 December 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays for Manchester City and the England national team. She previously played for Sunderland in the English FA Women's Premier League. Club career Stok ...

(born 1991), English footballer *

Demi Vance Demi Vance (born 2 May 1991) is a Northern Irish footballer who most recently played as a midfielder for Leicester City Leicester ( ) is a city, unitary authority and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is ...

(born 1991), Northern Irish footballer *

Demi Vermeulen Demi Vermeulen (born 9 April 1995) is a Dutch Paralympic equestrian. Vermeulen competed at the 2016 Paralympic Games where she won a silver medal in the championship grade II event and a bronze medal in the team event, alongside Nicole den Du ...

(born 1995), Dutch Paralympic equestrian * Demi-Leigh Tebow (born 1995), South African beauty pageants titleholder and Miss Universe 2017 *

Demi Rose Demi Rose Mawby (born March 27, 1995) is a British model, social media personality, and former DJ. , she has over 19 million followers on Instagram. Early life and education Mawby was born on March 27, 1995, in Birmingham, England and went to ...

, English social media celebrity *

Demi Vollering Demi Vollering (born 15 November 1996) is a Dutch professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam . In 2019 she won the Volta Limburg Classic and the Giro dell'Emilia. In 2021 she won Liège–Bastogne–Liège, her fi ...

(born 1996), Dutch road cyclist

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* Ali Demi, Albanian hero of the WWII *

Leonard Demi Leonard Demi is a member of the Assembly of the Republic of Albania for the Democratic Party of Albania. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Demi, Leonard Living people Leonard Leonard or ''Leo'' is a common English language, English masculine given nam ...

, Albanian politician elected in 2009 * Musa Demi (1878–1971), Albanian revolutionary and writer * Niazi Demi (1919–1977), Albanian politician * Tahir Demi (1919–1961), Albanian politician

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* Nickname of Demi Orimoloye (born 1997), Canadian baseball player * Demi (author), nickname of American children's book author Charlotte Dumaresq Hunt (born 1942) * Demi Bennett, a ring name of Rhea Ripley (born 1996), Australian pro wrestler * Demi Bourbon, a survivor in the video game ''

Identity V ''Identity V'' is a free-to-play asymmetrical multiplayer survival horror game developed and published by Chinese company NetEase. It was released in July 2018 for mobile devices. It is available on the iOS App Store, Android Google Play Stor ...

'' * Demi Delia, a stage name of Gina Rodriguez (pornographic actress) (born 1967)

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