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Dmitry is one of the most popular names in Russia. The statistics shows that for five months in the period from March 16 to August 16 in 2005 in ]: 1390 boys were named ], 1087 ], 1085 ], 1070 ], 867 Dmitry.{{Citation needed|date=February 2007}} Dmitry is one of the most popular names in Russia. The statistics shows that for five months in the period from March 16 to August 16 in 2005 in ]: 1390 boys were named ], 1087 ], 1085 ], 1070 ], 867 Dmitry.{{Citation needed|date=February 2007}}

==Notable people named Dmitry==

===Historical===
*] (1350–1389), Grand Prince of Muscovy
*] (1250-1294), Grand Prince of Vladimir-Suzdal
*] (1324–1383), Prince of Suzdal and Nizhny Novgorod
*] (1299 – September 15, 1326), nicknamed "The Fearsome Eyes"
*] (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 March 28, 1611 - May 18, 1612
*] (1891-1941), cousin of Tsar Nicholas II, took part in the assassination of Rasputin
*], Russian chemist and the creator of the first periodic table of Chemical elements
*], liberator of Moscow during the Time of Troubles
*], Soviet Author and political officer.
*], Soviet composer

===Modern day===
*] (born 1972), Russian football player
*] (born 1979), Russian football player
*] (born 1967), Russian writer, journalist, and poet
*] (born 1982), professional dancer
*] (born 1975), Russian swimmer
*] (born 1939), mathematician
*] (born 1991), Russian professional ice hockey player
*], Russian opera singer
*] (1967–1994), journalist, killed as he was investigating alleged Russian military corruption
*] (born 1993), Israeli Olympic high jumper
*] (born 1972), Russian freestyle swimmer
*] (born 1973), American comedian
*] (born 1935), Greek Geopolitician
*] (born 1965), third President of the ]
*] (born 1987), Russian footballer
*] (born 1991), Russian handball player
*] (born 1987), French footballer
*] ("Star of David"; born 1982), American, North American Boxing Association light welterweight boxing champion
*] (born 1975), Russian bobsledder
*] (born 1982), Russian tennis player
*] (born 1970), Russian light-heavyweight boxer
*] (born 1974), born Dmitri Tippens Krushnic, American actor
*] (born 1983), born Dmitri Yevgenyevich Sychev, Russian soccer player
*] (born 1973), former American professional baseball player
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==In other languages== ==In other languages==

Revision as of 06:43, 23 March 2018

For other uses, see Dimitri.
Dmitry
Demetrius of Thessaloniki
Pronunciation[dˈmitri]
Gendermale
Language(s)Slavic
Origin
Word/nameGreek Demetrius
Meaning"devoted/dedicated to Demeter"
Region of originAncient Greece
Other names
Alternative spellingDmitri, Dmitrii, Dmitriy, Dimtri, Dimitry, Dmitry, Demitri, Dmitrij, Dimitri
Variant form(s)Dimitry, Dimitri
Nickname(s)Dima, Mitya, Misha
Related namesDemetrius, Demetria, Demetrios, Demeter, Demetra, Demi, Dimitrije, Dimitris, Dimitar, Mitar
Popularitysee popular names

Dmitry, transliterated from Russian as Dmitrii (Template:Lang-ru, IPA: [ˈdmʲitrʲɪj]); Church Slavic form: Dimitry or Dimitri (Дими́трий); ancient Russian forms: D'mitr(iy) or Dmitr (Дьмитр(ии) or Дъмитръ) is a male given name, the Russian version of Greek Demetrios (Δημήτριος Dēmētrios, Greek pronunciation: [ðiˈmitrios]). The meaning of the name is a "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 etc. (Ди́ма, Ди́мка, Ди́мочка, Диму́ля, Диму́ша, etc.)

Dmitry is one of the most popular names in Russia. The statistics shows that for five months in the period from March 16 to August 16 in 2005 in Moscow: 1390 boys were named Alexander, 1087 Maksim, 1085 Nikita, 1070 Ivan, 867 Dmitry.

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