Dmitri
[dɪˈmiːtri]Meaning
Russian form of Demetrios, meaning "devoted to Demeter"
Background Story
Dmitri is an alternate transcription of the Russian name Дмитрий, the Russian version of the Greek Demetrios. The name means "devoted to, dedicated to, or follower of Demeter", the Greek goddess of agriculture. It is used in Albanian, Ancient Greek, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Croatian, French, Georgian, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian and Macedonian, and is common in Orthodox Christian culture. Short forms recorded from the 13th and 14th centuries include Mit, Mitya, Mityay, Mit'ka and Miten'ka, with Dima, Dimka, Dimochka, Dimulya, Dimusha and Dimon appearing from the 20th century.
Temperament
Variations
Dmitriy, Dmitrius, Dmitro
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