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Dimitris
Devoted to Demeter
Origin
Greek
Used in
el
Origin and meaning of Dimitris
Dimitris is the modern Greek form of Demetrius, from Greek Dēmḗtrios, 'devoted to Demeter', goddess of the harvest and fertile earth. It is an ancient, hugely popular name in Greece, often given in honour of Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki, one of the most venerated soldier-saints of the Christian East. Beyond Greece one finds the variants Demetrio, Dmitri and Dimitri, common in the Slavic world.
Variants around the world
How Dimitris sounds in other languages.
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Famous people
- Dimitris Diamantidis— athlete
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