Dmitri (russian: Дми́трий); Church Slavic form: Dimitry or Dimitri (); ancient Russian forms: D'mitriy or Dmitr ( or ) is a male given name common in Orthodoxy, Orthodox Christian culture, the Russian version of Greek language, Greek Demetrios (Δημήτριος ''Dēmētrios'' ). The meaning of the name is "devoted to, dedicated to, or follower of Demeter" (Δημήτηρ, ''Dēmētēr''), "mother-earth", the Greek mythology, Greek goddess of agriculture. 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, Saint Demetrius of Thessalonica is celebrated on Saturday before November 8 [Old Style October 26]. The name day (именины): October 26 (November 8 on the Julian Calendar) See also: Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar. The Saturday before October 26/November 8 is called Demetrius Saturday and commemorates the Orthodox soldiers who fell in the Battle of Kulikovo.

Notable people with the name

Historical

*Dmitry Donskoy (1350–1389), Grand Prince of Muscovy *Dmitry of Pereslavl (1250–1294), Grand Prince of Vladimir-Suzdal *Dmitry of Suzdal (1324–1383), Prince of Suzdal and Nizhny Novgorod *Dmitry of Tver (1299–1326), nicknamed "The Fearsome Eyes" *Tsarevich Dmitry Ivanovich of Russia (born 1582), Tsarevich Demetrius (1582–1591), the youngest son of Ivan the Terrible
Later impostors claimed to be this son: **False Dmitry I (Grigory Otrepyev), appeared 1605–1606 **False Dmitry II, appeared 1607–1610 **False Dmitry III appeared 1611–1612 *Dmitry Bortniansky (1751-1825), Russian composer *Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia (1891–1941), cousin of Tsar Nicholas II, took part in the assassination of Rasputin *Dmitri Mendeleev (1834–1907), Russian chemist and inventor *Dmitry Pozharsky, 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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