Dmitri (russian: Дми́трий); Church Slavic form: Dimitry or Dimitri (); ancient Russian forms: D'mitriy or Dmitr ( or ) is a male

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, the Russian version of

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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, Dumi ...

(Δημήτριος ''Dēmētrios'' ). The meaning of the name is "devoted to, dedicated to, or follower of Demeter" (Δημήτηρ, ''Dēmētēr''), "mother-earth", the

goddess of

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. Short forms of the name from the 13th–14th centuries are Mit, Mitya, Mityay, Mit'ka or Miten'ka (, or ); from the 20th century (originated from the Church Slavic form) are Dima, Dimka, Dimochka, Dimulya, Dimusha etc. (, etc.)

St. Dimitri's Day

The feast of the martyr Saint Demetrius of Thessalonica is celebrated on Saturday before November 8 ld Style October 26 The

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(именины): October 26 (November 8 on the

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. The Saturday before October 26/November 8 is called

Demetrius Saturday 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, Dumi ...

and commemorates the Orthodox soldiers who fell in the

Battle of Kulikovo The Battle of Kulikovo (russian: Мамаево побоище, Донское побоище, Куликовская битва, битва на Куликовом поле) was fought between the armies of the Golden Horde, under the command ...

Notable people with the name

Historical

Dmitry Donskoy Saint Dmitry Ivanovich Donskoy ( rus, Дми́трий Ива́нович Донско́й, Dmítriy Ivanovich Donskóy, also known as Dimitrii or Demetrius), or Dmitry of the Don, sometimes referred to simply as Dmitry (12 October 1350 – 1 ...

(1350–1389), Grand Prince of Muscovy *

Dmitry of Pereslavl Dmitri (russian: Дми́трий); Church Slavic form: Dimitry or Dimitri (); ancient Russian forms: D'mitriy or Dmitr ( or ) is a male given name common in Orthodox Christian culture, the Russian version of Greek Demetrios (Δημήτρι ...

(1250–1294), Grand Prince of Vladimir-Suzdal *

Dmitry of Suzdal Dmitri Konstantinovich of Suzdal (russian: Дми́трий Константи́нович Су́здальский) (1323–1383) was a powerful Prince of Suzdal and Nizhny Novgorod who dominated Russian politics during the minority of his so ...

(1324–1383), Prince of Suzdal and Nizhny Novgorod *

Dmitry of Tver Dmitry Mikhaylovich of Tver (russian: Дми́трий Миха́йлович Тверcко́й) (1299 – 15 September 1326), nicknamed The Fearsome Eyes (), was a Grand Prince of Tver (from 1318 to 1326) and Grand Prince of Vladimir (from 1322 ...

(1299–1326), nicknamed "The Fearsome Eyes" * Tsarevich Demetrius (1582–1591), the youngest son of Ivan the Terrible
Later impostors claimed to be this son: **

False Dmitry I False Dmitry I ( rus, Лжедмитрий I, Lzhedmitriy I) (or Pseudo-Demetrius I) reigned as the Tsar of Russia from 10 June 1605 until his death on 17 May 1606 under the name of Dmitriy Ivanovich ( rus, Дмитрий Иванович). A ...

(Grigory Otrepyev), appeared 1605–1606 **

False Dmitry II False Dmitry II ( rus, Лжедмитрий II, Lzhedmitrii II; died ), historically known as Pseudo-Demetrius II and also called "тушинский вор" ("rebel/criminal of Tushino"), was the second of three pretenders to the Russian throne ...

, appeared 1607–1610 **

False Dmitry III False Dmitry III ( rus, Лжедмитрий III, Lzhedmitrii III; died July 1612), historically known as Pseudo-Demetrius III, was the last and most enigmatic of three pretenders to the Russian throne who claimed to be the youngest son of Ivan t ...

appeared 1611–1612 * Dmitry Bortniansky (1751-1825), Russian composer *

Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia (russian: Великий Князь Дмитрий Павлович; 18 September 1891 – 5 March 1942) was a son of Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia, a grandson of Tsar Alexander II of Russia and a ...

(1891–1941), cousin of Tsar Nicholas II, took part in the assassination of Rasputin * Dmitri Mendeleev (1834–1907), Russian chemist and inventor *

Dmitry Pozharsky Dmitry Mikhaylovich Pozharsky ( rus, Дми́трий Миха́йлович Пожа́рский, p=ˈdmʲitrʲɪj mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪtɕ pɐˈʐarskʲɪj; 17 October 1577 – 30 April 1642) was a Russian prince known for his military leadersh ...

, liberator of Moscow during the Time of Troubles *Dmitry Furmanov (1891–1926), Soviet author and political officer *Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975), Soviet composer *Dmitry Ustinov (1908-1984), Soviet Defense Minister *Dmitry Yazov (1921-2020), Marshal of the Soviet Union

Modern day

*Dmitri Alenichev (born 1972), Russian football player *Dmitri Aliev (born 1999), Russian figure skater *Dmitry Andreikin (born 1990), Russian chess grandmaster *Dmitry Bivol (born 1990), Russian boxer *Dmitri Bulykin (born 1979), Russian football player *Dmitry Bykov (born 1967), Russian writer, journalist, and poet *Dmitry Chaplin (born 1982), Russian professional dancer *Dmitry Chernyshyov (born 1975), Russian swimmer *Dmitry Fuchs (born 1939), Russian-American mathematician *Dimitri Gogos (1931–2019), Greek-Australian journalist *Dmitri Goldenkov (born 1991), Russian ice hockey player *Dmitry Glukhovsky (born 1979), Russian-Israeli author and journalist *Dmitri Hvorostovsky (1962–2017), Russian opera singer *Dmitry Kozak (born 1958), Russian politician *Dmitry Kholodov (1967–1994), Russian journalist, killed investigating alleged Russian military corruption *Dimitri Kitsikis (born 1935), Greek geopolitician *Dmitry Koldun (born 1985), Belarusian singer *Dmitry Kroyter (born 1993), Israeli Olympic high jumper *Misha Collins (born 1974), born Dmitri Tippens Krushnic, American actor *Dmitry Lepikov (born 1972), Russian freestyle swimmer *Demetri Martin (born 1973), American comedian *Dmitry Muratov (born 1961), Opposition to Vladimir Putin in Russia, Russian opposition journalist, Nobel Peace Prize winner *Dmitry Medvedev (born 1965), Prime Minister and third President of the Russian Federation *Dmitry Pavlenko (born 1991), Russian handball player *Dimitri Payet (born 1987), French footballer *Dmitry Pumpyansky (born 1953/1954), Russian billionaire businessman *Dmitry Salita ("Star of David"; born 1982), American boxer *Dmitry Stepushkin (1975–2022), Russian bobsledder *Dmitri Sychev (born 1983), born Dmitri Yevgenyevich Sychev, Russian football player *Dmitry Tursunov (born 1982), Russian tennis player *Dmitry Vybornov (born 1970), Russian light-heavyweight boxer *Dmitri Young (born 1973), American baseball player

In other languages

* ar, دمتري * be, Дзмітрый, Зміцер (Dzmitryj, Zmicier); Taraškievica: Зьміцер, Дзьмітры (Z'micier, Dzmitry, Z'mitser, Dz'mitry) * bg, Димитър (Dimitar) * ca, Demetri * hr, Dmitar * nl, Dimitri * eo, Zmitro, Demetrio * fi, Mitri, Mitro (name), Mitro, Dimitri *french: Dimitri * ka, დემეტრე, Demetre *german: Demetrius * el, Δημήτριος, Δημήτρης (Demetrius, Demétrios, Dimitris) * he, (Dmitriy) דמיטרי * hu, Demeter, Dömötör, Dmitrij * it, Demetrio * lv, Dmitrijs * mk, Димитар, Димитриja, Димитри * pl, Dymitr, Demetriusz * pt, Dimitri (Brazil), Demétrio (Portugal) * ro, Dumitru, Dimitrie *russian: Дмитрий (Dmitrii, Dmitry, Dmitriy, Dmitrij) * sr, Димитрије (Dimitrije), Дмитар (Dmitar), Митар (Mitar) * si, Dimithree, Dimithri, දිමිත්‍රි * sk, Demeter * sl, Dimitrij * es, Demetrio * sv, Dimitri * uk, Дмитро (Dmytro)

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