Dimitar ( bg, Димитър;

Macedonian Macedonian most often refers to someone or something from or related to Macedonia. Macedonian(s) may specifically refer to: People Modern * Macedonians (ethnic group), a nation and a South Slavic ethnic group primarily associated with North Ma ...

: Димитар) is a South Slavic masculine given name. It is widely found in Bulgaria and North Macedonia. Dimitar is derived from

Saint Demetrius Saint Demetrius (or Demetrios) of Thessalonica ( el, Ἅγιος Δημήτριος τῆς Θεσσαλονίκης, (); bg, Димитър Солунски (); mk, Свети Димитрија Солунски (); ro, Sfântul Dumitru; sr ...

(280–306), alternate form of

Demetrius Demetrius is the Latinized form of the Ancient Greek male given name ''Dēmḗtrios'' (), meaning “Demetris” - "devoted to goddess Demeter". Alternate forms include Demetrios, Dimitrios, Dimitris, Dmytro, Dimitri, Dimitrie, Dimitar, Dumi ...

. Containing the

Proto Indo-European language Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages. No direct record of Proto-Indo-E ...

''mater'' "mother", it is rooted in the Greek goddess Earth mother

Demeter In ancient Greek religion and Greek mythology, mythology, Demeter (; Attic Greek, Attic: ''Dēmḗtēr'' ; Doric Greek, Doric: ''Dāmā́tēr'') is the Twelve Olympians, Olympian goddess of the harvest and agriculture, presiding over crops, ...

. The most common short for Dimitar is Mitko, while people with the name Dimitar are informally called also Mite, Mito, Dimo, Dimi, Dimcho, Dimko, Dimka, Dime. * Dimitar Agura (1849–1911), Bulgarian historian, professor of history at Sofia University and rector of the university * Dimitar Andonovski (born 1985), Ethnic Macedonian singer * Dimitar Avramovski–Pandilov (1899–1963), ethnic Macedonian painter *

Dimitar Berbatov Dimitar Ivanov Berbatov ( bg, Димитър Иванов Бербатов; born 30 January 1981) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer. A striker, he captained the Bulgaria national team from 2006 to 2010, and is the country's all-ti ...

(born 1981), Bulgarian footballer *

Dimitar Blagoev Dimitar Blagoev Nikolov (, mk, Димитар Благоев Николов; 14 June 1856 – 7 May 1924) was a Bulgarian political leader and philosopher. He was the founder of the Bulgarian left-wing political movement and of the first social- ...

(1856–1924), Bulgarian political leader, the founder of Bulgarian socialism * Dimitar Bosnov (born 1933), defender for PFC Cherno More Varna from 1955 to 1970 * Dimitar Buynozov (1935–1995), Bulgarian actor * Dimitar Dimitrov (defender) (born 1989), Bulgarian footballer * Dimitar Dimitrov (football manager) (born 1959), Bulgarian football coach and manager of FC Amkar Perm * Dimitar Dimitrov (Republic of Macedonia) (born 1937), philosopher, writer, journalist, and diplomat from the Republic of Macedonia * Dimitar Dimitrov (volleyball player) (born 1952), Bulgarian former volleyball player * Dimitar Dimov (1909–1966), Bulgarian dramatist, novelist, and veterinary surgeon *

Dimitar Dobrev Dimitar Dimitrov Dobrev ( bg, Димитър Добрев; 14 April 1931 – 1 April 2019) was a Greco-Roman wrestler from Bulgaria, where he spent most of his professional career. Dobrev was the Olympic champion in the middleweight divis ...

(born 1931), former Greco-Roman wrestler from Bulgaria * Dimitar Furnadjiev, Bulgarian cellist * Dimitar Ganev (1898–1964), Bulgarian communist politician * Dimitar Grekov (1847–1901), Bulgarian liberal politician who also served as Prime Minister * Dimitar Iliev (footballer born 1988), Bulgarian football forward * Dimitar Iliev (footballer born 1986), Bulgarian football defender *

Dimitar Iliev Popov Dimitar Iliev Popov (Pokriva) ( bg, Димитър Илиев Попов ; 26 June 1927 – 5 December 2015) was a leading Bulgarian judge and the first Prime Minister of the country not to be a member of the Bulgarian Communist Party since 1946. ...

(born 1927), leading Bulgarian judge and Prime Minister * Dimitar Ilievski-Murato (1953–1989), alpinist from the Republic of Macedonia * Dimitar Inkiow (1932–2006), Bulgarian writer * Dimitar Isakov (born 1924), retired Bulgarian football player * Dimitar Ivankov (born 1975), Bulgarian football player * Dimitar Ivanov Makriev (born 1984), Bulgarian footballer * Dimitar Ivanov Popov (1894–1975), Bulgarian organic chemist and an academician of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences * Dimitar Khlebarov (born 1934), retired pole vaulter from Bulgaria * Dimitar Koemdzhiev (born 1978), Bulgarian footballer *

Dimitar Kondovski Dimitar Kondovski ( mk, Димитар Кондовски, ;1927 - 1993) was a Macedonian painter, critic and professor. Education and career He was born in Prilep and studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Belgrade. Kondovski spearheaded the firs ...

(1927–1993), Macedonian painter * Dimitar Nakov (born 1980), Bulgarian footballer * Dimitar Nenov (1901–1953), Bulgarian classical pianist, composer, music pedagogue and architect * Dimitar Obshti, 19th-century Bulgarian revolutionary * Dimitar Paskov, the chemist who led the Sopharma team that extracted Nivalin (Galantamine) for first time * Dimitar Penev (born 1945), Bulgarian football coach and former player * Dimitar Peshev (1894–1973), the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Bulgaria and Minister of Justice during World War II *

Dimitar Petkov Dimitar Nikolov Petkov () (2 November 1858, Tulcea – 11 March 1907, Sofia) was a leading member of the Bulgarian People's Liberal Party and the country's Prime Minister from 5 November 1906 until he was assassinated in Sofia the following ye ...

(1856–1907), leading member of the Bulgarian People's Liberal Party; Prime Minister (assassinated) * Dimitar Petkov (footballer) (born 1987), Bulgarian footballer * Dimitar Popgeorgiev (1840–1907), Bulgarian revolutionary from Macedonia *

Dimitar Popov Dimitar Nikolaev Popov ( bg, Димитър Николаев Попов; born 27 February 1970) is a former Bulgarian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Career In his career Popov played for Levski Sofia, Botev Plovdiv, Spartak ...

(born 1970), Bulgarian football (soccer) player in goalkeeper role * Dimitar Rangelov (born 1983), Bulgarian football striker * Dimitar Rizov, Bulgarian revolutionary, publicist, politician, journalist and diplomat * Dimitar Shtilianov (born 1976), boxer from Bulgaria * Dimitar Spisarevski (1916–1943), Bulgarian fighter pilot in World War II * Dimitar Stanchov (1863–1940), Bulgarian politician, acting Prime Minister in 1907 * Dimitar Stoyanov (politician) (born 1983), Bulgarian and EU politician * Dimitar Talev (1898–1966), Bulgarian writer and journalist *

Dimitar Telkiyski Dimitar Telkiyski ( bg, Димитър Телкийски; born 5 May 1977) is a Bulgarian football manager and a former player. His nickname is ''Mecho'' ( bg, Мечо) or 'Teddybear', was given to him by the Botev Plovdiv supporters. Career ...

(born 1977), Bulgarian football player * Dimitar Vlahov (1878–1953), revolutionary from the region of Macedonia * Dimitar Vodenicharov (born 1987), Bulgarian football striker *

Dimitar Yakimov Dimitar Nikolov Yakimov ( bg, Димитър Николов Якимов; born 12 August 1941) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or forward. He represented Septemvri Sofia and CSKA Sofia at cl ...

(born 1941), one of the most respected players of the Bulgarian football team CSKA Sofia *

Dimitar Zlatanov Dimitar Zlatanov ( bg, Димитър Златанов; born 9 November 1948, in Ihtiman) is a retired Bulgarian volleyball player who is a three-time Olympian. He won a silver medal at the Volleyball at the 1980 Summer Olympics, 1980 Olympics, ...

(born 1948), former Bulgarian volleyball player; won the silver medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics * Dimitar Zlatarev, Bulgarian terrorist * Dimitar Zograf (1796–1860), 19th-century Bulgarian painter known for his icons *

Hadzhi Dimitar Dimitar Nikolov Asenov ( bg, Димитър Николов Асенов ; 10 May 1840 – 10 August 1868), better known as Hadzhi Dimitar ( ), was one of the most prominent Bulgarian voivode and revolutionaries working for the Liberation of Bulg ...

(1840–1868), one of the most prominent Bulgarian revolutionary workers for the Liberation of Bulgaria from Ottoman rule

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