Demetrius is the Latinized form of the Ancient Greekmalegiven nameDēmḗtrios (Δημήτριος), meaning “Demetris” - "devoted to goddess Demeter". Alternate forms include Demetrios, Dimitrios, Dimitris, Dmytro, Dimitri, Dimitrie, Dimitar, Dumitru, Demitri, Dhimitër, and Dimitrije,[1][2] in addition to other forms (such as RussianDmitry) descended from it. Nicknames include Demmie, Dimmie, Demi, Jim, Jimmy, Jimmie, Metry, Metrie, Mimmie, Demetri and Dimitri.
Demetrius (Shakespeare), a main character in William Shakespeare's play, A Midsummer Night's Dream; Demetrius is also a villainous character in Shakespeare's revenge tragedy, Titus Andronicus
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This article is about a given name For other uses see Demetrius disambiguation Demetrius is the Latinized form of the Ancient Greek male given name Demḗtrios Dhmhtrios meaning Demetris devoted to goddess Demeter Alternate forms include Demetrios Dimitrios Dimitris Dmytro Dimitri Dimitrie Dimitar Dumitru Demitri Dhimiter and Dimitrije 1 2 in addition to other forms such as Russian Dmitry descended from it Nicknames include Demmie Dimmie Demi Jim Jimmy Jimmie Metry Metrie Mimmie Demetri and Dimitri DemetriusA statue of the goddess DemeterGenderMaleOriginWord nameGreekMeaningtribute to Goddess of Grain Demeter Mother EarthOther namesRelated namesDimitrije Demetria Dimitrios Demetra Demi Dimitris Dmitry Dimitar Mitar Dmytro Dimitrie DumitruDemetrius and its variations may refer to the following Demetrius of Alopece 4th century BC Greek sculptor noted for his realism Demetrius of Phalerum c 350 c 280 BC Demetrius somatophylax somatophylax of Alexander the Great d 330 BC Demetrius I of Macedon 337 283 BC called Poliorcetes son of Antigonus I Monophthalmus King of Macedonia 294 288 BC Demetrius the Fair Demetrius the Handsome Demetrius of Cyrene 285 BC 249 250 BC Hellenistic king of Cyrene Demetrius II Aetolicus son of Antigonus II King of Macedonia 239 229 BC Demetrius son of Philip V son of Philip V of Macedon Demetrius of Pharos ruler of Pharos c 222 219 BC involved in the First Illyrian War Demetrius the Chronographer late 3rd century BC Jewish chronicler historian Demetrius I Soter 185 150 BC king of Syria Demetrius I of Bactria d 180 BC Greek king of Bactria Demetrius II of India fl early 2nd century BC possible relative of the above Demetrius II Nicator d 125 BC son of Demetrius I Soter Demetrius III Aniketos Indo Greek king c 100 BC Demetrius III Eucaerus d 88 BC son of Antiochus VIII Grypus Seleucid King Demetrius the Cynic 1st century Cynic philosopher Pope Demetrius I of Alexandria ruled in 189 232 Demetrius of Thessaloniki died 306 Christian martyr and saint Demetrius of Bulgaria was the second Patriarch of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church between c 927 and c 930 and the first one to have been recognized by the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople 3 Demetrius Zvonimir of Croatia died 1089 King of Croatia 1075 1089 Demetrius I of Georgia son of David IV of Georgia the Great 1125 1156 Demetrio Progoni 1208 1216 medieval Albanian prince Pseudo Demetrius I also known as False Dmitry I Tsar of Russia ruled 1605 1606 Demetrius the Neomartyr 1779 1803 Orthodox Christian martyr and saint Pope Demetrius II of Alexandria ruled in 1861 1870 Demetrius Stefanovich Schilizzi 1839 1893 Demetriu Radu 1861 1920 Romanian Greek Catholic bishop Demetrios Trakatellis born 1928 Greek Orthodox Archbishop of America and Exarch of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans In office since 1999 Dimitrios Salpingidis Greek footballer Dimitris Papadopoulos football Greek footballer Demetrious Johnson fighter born 1986 American mixed martial arts fighter Demetrius Rhaney born 1992 American football player Dimitrios Siovas Greek footballer Demetrius Treadwell born 1991 American basketball player for Hapoel Gilboa Galil of the Israeli League Liga Leumit Temetrius Jamel Ja Morant born 1999 American basketball player for Memphis Grizzlies in the NBA Fictional characters editDemetrius Shakespeare a main character in William Shakespeare s play A Midsummer Night s Dream Demetrius is also a villainous character in Shakespeare s revenge tragedy Titus Andronicus Demetrius a character in Mira Nair s Mississippi Masala Demetrius a Greek slave in the Lloyd C Douglas Christian novel The Robe and its film sequel below Demetrius and the Gladiators a 1953 20th Century Fox film Demetrius one of the Titans in the two part Charmed episode Oh My Goddess Demetrius Desmond a character in Tatsuya Endo s Spy Family Demetrios a character in The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles Demetri a fictional character in the Twilight fantasy series Demitri Maximoff a vampire from the Capcom video game series Darkstalkers Dmitri Kissoff a character in Stanley Kubrick s Dr Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb Dimitri Petrenko a character in the first person shooter Call of Duty World at WarIn other languages editAlbanian Dhimiter Belarusian Zmicer Dzmitryj Zmicier Dz mitry Bulgarian Dimitr Dimitar Dutch Dimitri Finnish Mitri Mitro Dimitri French Dimitri Georgian დემეტრე Demetre დიმიტრი Dimitri German Demetrius Modern Greek Dhmhtrhs Dhmhtrios Mhtros Mhtsos Mhtsaras Ntimhs Dimitris Dimitrios Mitros Mitsos Mitsaras Jimmy Hebrew Demetrius דמיטריוס Dima דימה Dmitriy דמיטרי Hungarian Domotor Italian Demetrio Dimitri Polish Dymitr Demetriusz Portuguese Demetrio Romanian Dumitru Dimitrie Russian Dmitrij Mitya Dmitriy Mitja Slovak Demeter Slovene Dimitrij Mitja Turkish Demeter Spanish Demetrio Ukrainian Dmitro Dmytro Serbian Dimitriјe Dimitrije Dmitar Dmitar Mitar Mitar Croatian DmitarReferences editDemetrius Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology Meaning origin and history of the name Demetrius Demeter Etymology origin and meaning of the name demeter by etymonline Patriarchs of Preslav Official site of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church in Bulgarian Archived from the original on 7 March 2016 Retrieved 3 March 2016 nbsp This page or section lists people that share the same given name If an internal link led you here you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Demetrius amp oldid 1202241930, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
