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{{Short description|Orthodox Christian masculine name}}
'''Dmitry''' (Дмитрий) is a common ]. It is a very popular name in ].
{{for|the Russian ship|Russian ship Dmitry}}
{{Infobox given name
| name = Dmitri
| image = Saint Demetrius of Protat.JPG
| image_size = 250px
| caption = ]
| pronunciation = {{IPA|ru|ˈdmʲitrʲɪj|lang}}
| gender = Male
| meaning = "devoted/dedicated to ]"
| region = ]
| language = ]
| origin = ] '']''
| alternative spelling = Dmitry, Dmitrii, Dmitriy, Dimtri, Dimitry, Dmitry, Demitri, Dmitrij, Dimitri, Demetri, Dimietri, Dimitrii, Demitri, Demitri, Demetrie, Dimitrie
| nickname = Dima, Mitya, Jim, Jimmy, Jimmie, Dimmie, Demmie, Mimmie, Metry, Metrie, Jimbo, Mimi, Mitry, Mitrie, Demi, Dimi, Demmy, Dimmy
| variant forms = Dimitry, Dimitri
| related names = ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ]
| name day =
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'''Dmitri''' ({{langx|ru|Дми́трий}}); Church Slavic form: '''Dimitry''' or '''Dimitri''' ({{lang|ru|Дими́трий}}); ancient Russian forms: '''D'mitriy''' or '''Dmitr''' ({{lang|ru|Дьмитр(ии)}} or {{lang|ru|Дъмитръ}}) is a male ] common in ] ], the Russian version of ] ] (Δημήτριος ''Dēmētrios'' {{IPA-el|ðiˈmitrios|}}). The meaning of the name is "devoted to, dedicated to, or follower of ]" (Δημήτηρ, ''Dēmētēr''), "mother-earth", the ] ] of ].
==Etymology==
* Came into Russian from the ] name ] or Demeter. It means "Lover of the Earth."


Short forms of the name from the 13th–14th centuries are '''Mit, Mitya''', '''Mityay''', '''Mit'ka''' or '''Miten'ka''' ({{lang|ru|Мить, Ми́тя, Митя́й, Ми́тька}}, or {{lang|ru|Ми́тенька}}); from the 20th century (originated from the Church Slavic form) are '''Dima''', '''Dimka''', '''Dimochka''', '''Dimulya''', '''Dimusha''', '''Dimon''' etc. ({{lang|ru|Ди́ма, Ди́мка, Ди́мочка, Диму́ля, Диму́ша, Димон}}, etc.)
==Variant spellings==
* ''Dimitri''
* ''Dmitri''


==St. Dimitri's Day==
==Famous persons with the given name Dmitri==
The feast of the martyr ] is celebrated on Saturday before November 8 .
* ]
* ]
==See Also==
* ]


The ] (именины): October 26 (November 8 on the ]) See also: ]. The Saturday before this is called Demetrius Saturday<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsViewer.asp?FSID=83 |title = Lives of the Saints - Orthodox Church in America}}</ref> and commemorates the Orthodox soldiers who fell in the 1380 ].
]

==Notable people with the name==

===Pre-late modern period===
*] (1350–1389), Grand Prince of Muscovy
*] (1250–1294), Grand Prince of Vladimir-Suzdal
*] (1577–1642), Russian prince and military leader
*] (1324–1383), Prince of Suzdal and Nizhny Novgorod
*] (1299–1326), nicknamed "The Fearsome Eyes"
*] (Tsarevich Dmitry Ivanovich of Russia) (1582–1591), the youngest son of Ivan the Terrible<br>Later impostors claimed to be this son:
**] (Grigory Otrepyev), appeared 1605–1606
**], appeared 1607–1610
**], appeared 1611–1612

===Late modern period (from 1800) ===
*] (born 1972), Russian football player
*] (born 1999), Russian figure skater
*] (born 1990), Russian chess grandmaster
*] (born 1990), Russian boxer
*] (1751-1825), Russian composer
*] (born 1979), Russian football player
*] (born 1967), Russian writer, journalist, and poet
*] (born 1982), Russian professional dancer
*] (born 1975), Russian swimmer
*] (born 1939), Russian-American mathematician
*] (1891–1926), Soviet author and political officer
*] (born 1991), Russian ice hockey player
*] (born 1979), Russian-Israeli author and journalist
*] (born 1975), Kazakh businessman
*] (1962–2017), Russian opera singer
*] (born 1958), Russian politician
*] (1967–1994), Russian journalist, killed investigating alleged Russian military corruption
*] (born 1985), Belarusian singer
*] (born 1993), Israeli Olympic high jumper
*] (born 1974), born Dmitri Tippens Krushnic, American actor
*] (born 1972), Russian freestyle swimmer
*] (1834–1907), Russian chemist and inventor of the periodic table
*] (born 1961), Russian opposition journalist and Nobel Peace Prize winner
*] (born 1965), Prime Minister and third President of the Russian Federation
*] (born 1991), Russian handball player
*] (1891–1941), cousin of Tsar Nicholas II who took part in the assassination of Rasputin
*] (born 1953/1954), Russian billionaire businessman
*] (born 1982), American boxer
*] (1906–1975), Soviet composer
*] (1975–2022), Russian bobsledder
*] (born 1983), Russian football player
*] (born 1982), Russian tennis player
*] (1908–1984), Soviet Defense Minister
*] (1970–2023), Russian military officer
*] (born 1970), Russian light-heavyweight boxer
*] (1921–2020), Marshal of the Soviet Union
*] (born 1973), American baseball player

==See also==
*For the variants of the name in other languages, see ]

==References==
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Latest revision as of 23:38, 26 October 2024

Orthodox Christian masculine name For the Russian ship, see Russian ship Dmitry.
Dmitri
Demetrius of Thessaloniki
PronunciationRussian: [ˈdmʲitrʲɪj]
GenderMale
Language(s)Slavic
Origin
Word/nameGreek Demetrius
Meaning"devoted/dedicated to Demeter"
Region of originAncient Greece
Other names
Alternative spellingDmitry, Dmitrii, Dmitriy, Dimtri, Dimitry, Dmitry, Demitri, Dmitrij, Dimitri, Demetri, Dimietri, Dimitrii, Demitri, Demitri, Demetrie, Dimitrie
Variant form(s)Dimitry, Dimitri
Nickname(s)Dima, Mitya, Jim, Jimmy, Jimmie, Dimmie, Demmie, Mimmie, Metry, Metrie, Jimbo, Mimi, Mitry, Mitrie, Demi, Dimi, Demmy, Dimmy
Related namesDemetrius, Demetria, Demetrios, Demeter, Demetra, Demi, Dimitrije, Dimitris, Dimitar, Mitar
Popularitysee popular names

Dmitri (Russian: Дми́трий); Church Slavic form: Dimitry or Dimitri (Дими́трий); ancient Russian forms: D'mitriy or Dmitr (Дьмитр(ии) or Дъмитръ) is a male given name common in Orthodox Christian culture, the Russian version of Greek Demetrios (Δημήτριος Dēmētrios [ðiˈmitrios]). The meaning of the name is "devoted to, dedicated to, or follower of Demeter" (Δημήτηρ, Dēmētēr), "mother-earth", the Greek goddess of agriculture.

Short forms of the name from the 13th–14th centuries are Mit, Mitya, Mityay, Mit'ka or Miten'ka (Мить, Ми́тя, Митя́й, Ми́тька, or Ми́тенька); from the 20th century (originated from the Church Slavic form) are Dima, Dimka, Dimochka, Dimulya, Dimusha, Dimon etc. (Ди́ма, Ди́мка, Ди́мочка, Диму́ля, Диму́ша, Димон, etc.)

St. Dimitri's Day

The feast of the martyr Saint Demetrius of Thessalonica is celebrated on Saturday before November 8 .

The name day (именины): October 26 (November 8 on the Julian Calendar) See also: Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar. The Saturday before this is called Demetrius Saturday and commemorates the Orthodox soldiers who fell in the 1380 Battle of Kulikovo.

Notable people with the name

Pre-late modern period

Late modern period (from 1800)

See also

  • For the variants of the name in other languages, see Demetrius

References

  1. "Lives of the Saints - Orthodox Church in America".
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