Dmitry

{{Short description|Orthodox Christian masculine name}}

{{for|the Russian ship|Russian ship Dmitry}}

{{Infobox given name

| name = Dmitri

| image = Saint Demetrius of Protat.JPG

| image_size = 250px

| caption = Demetrius of Thessaloniki

| pronunciation = {{IPA|ru|ˈdmʲitrʲɪj|lang}}

| gender = Male

| meaning = "devoted/dedicated to Demeter"

| region = Ancient Greece

| language = Slavic

| origin = Greek Demetrius

| 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 = Demetrius, Demetria, Demetrios, Demeter, Demetra, Demi, Dimitrije, Dimitris, Dimitar, Mitar

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Dmitry ({{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 given name common in Orthodox Christian culture, the Russian version of Demetrios ({{langx|el|Δημήτριος|Dēmḗtrios}}, {{IPA|el|ðiˈmitrios|pron:}}). 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 ({{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.)

St. Dimitri's Day

The feast of the martyr Saint Demetrius of Thessalonica is celebrated on Saturday before November 8 [Old Style: October 26].

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{{cite web |url=http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsViewer.asp?FSID=83 |title = Lives of the Saints - Orthodox Church in America}} and commemorates the Orthodox soldiers who fell in the 1380 Battle of Kulikovo.

Notable people with the name

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See also

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

References