Demi is a feminine

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with Greek and Latin roots, and it is a

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with Albanian origins. Demi was originally a nickname of Demetria, the feminine form of the masculine name

Demetrius Demetrius is the Latinization of names, Latinized form of the Ancient Greek male name, male Greek given names, given name ''Dēmḗtrios'' (), meaning "devoted to goddess Demeter". Alternate forms include Demetrios, Dimitrios, Dimitris, Dmytro, ...

, which is itself the Latin and English spelling of the Greek name

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

. People named Demi include:

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* Demi (artist) (born 1955), Cuban-born American contemporary painter *

Demi (author) Demi (born Charlotte Dumaresq Hunt; September 2, 1942) is a children’s book author and illustrator. During her career she has published over 300 titles. Biography Early life and education Demi was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She is the g ...

(born 1942), nickname of Charlotte Dumaresq Hunt, American children's book author *

Demi Adejuyigbe Oluwademilade "Demi" Adejuyigbe ( ; born August 2, 1992) is a British-born American writer, comedian, and social media personality. He is best known for co-hosting the podcast '' Gilmore Guys'' and writing for the NBC comedy series ''The Good Pl ...

(born 1992), British-born American writer, comedian, and social media personality * Demi Burnett (born 1995), American television personality *

Demi de Jong Demi de Jong (born 11 February 1995) is a Dutch former road cyclist. As a junior, de Jong won the bronze medal in the women's junior time trial at the 2012 UCI Road World Championships. She started her professional career in 2014 at . In her las ...

(born 1995), Dutch road cyclist * Demi Evans (born 1960s), American singer * Demi Getschko (born 1954), Brazilian computer scientist *

Demi Harman Demi Renee Harman (born 11 March 1993) is an Australian actress and television presenter. She is perhaps best known for her role as Sasha Bezmel in ''Home and Away''. She was a contestant on the first series of ''Celebrity Splash!''. Following ...

(born 1993), Australian actress and television presenter *

Demi Lambourne Demi Lambourne (born 30 April 1996) is an English football goalkeeper who plays for Women's Championship club Sunderland. Early life Lambourne is from Oxford and began playing for Oxford United's centre of excellence. Club career In the 20 ...

(born 1996), English footballer * Demi Lardner, Australian comedian *

Demi Lovato Demetria Devonne "Demi" Lovato ( ; born August 20, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. After appearing on the children's television series ''Barney & Friends'' (2002–2004), she starred in the Disney Channel short series ...

(born 1992), American singer, songwriter and actress *

Demi Moore Demi Gene Moore ( ; née Guynes; born November 11, 1962) is an American actress. After rising to prominence in the early 1980s, she became the world's highest-paid actress by 1995. List of awards and nominations received by Demi Moore, Her acc ...

(born 1962), American actress *

Demi Mills use both this parameter and , birth_date to display the person's date of birth, date of death, and age at death) --> , death_place = , death_cause = , body_discovered = , resting_place = , resting_place_coordinates ...

(born 2004), American actress * Demi Orimoloye (born 1997), Canadian baseball player *

Demi Isaac Oviawe Demi Isaac Oviawe ( ; born 2 November 2000), sometimes known as Demi Isaac, is a Nigerian-born Irish actress who grew up in Ireland. She is best known for her role as Linda Walsh in the RTÉ (; ; RTÉThe É in RTÉ is pronounced as an En ...

(born 2000), Nigerian-born Irish actress *

Demi Rose Demi Rose Mawby (born 27 March 1995) is a British model and social media personality. Early life and education Mawby was born on 27 March 1995 in Birmingham, England, and went to John Willmott School for secondary school. She was also a stud ...

(born 1995), British model and social media personality *

Demi Schuurs Demi Schuurs (; born 1 August 1993) is a Dutch professional tennis player who specializes in doubles. On 22 October 2018, she peaked at No. 7 in the doubles rankings. In February 2015, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 512. ...

(born 1993), Dutch tennis player *

Demi Stokes Demi Lee Courtney Stokes (born 12 December 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Women's Championship club Newcastle United. and the England national team. She previously played for Manchester City in the Wome ...

(born 1991), English footballer *

Demi Vance Demi Vance (born 2 May 1991) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays for Glentoran and the Northern Ireland women's national team. She has previously played as a midfielder for Leicester City in the WSL and Rangers in the Scottish Women's Pr ...

(born 1991), Northern Irish footballer *

Demi Vermeulen Demi Vermeulen (born 9 April 1995) is a Dutch Paralympic equestrian. Vermeulen competed at the 2016 Paralympic Games where she won a silver medal in the championship grade II event and a bronze medal in the team event, alongside Nicole den Du ...

(born 1995), Dutch Paralympic equestrian *

Demi-Leigh Tebow Demi-Leigh Tebow ( ; née Nel-Peters; born 28 June 1995) is a South African model and beauty queen best known for winning the title of Miss Universe 2017. She was crowned Miss South Africa 2017, and the second Miss Universe winner from South ...

(born 1995), South African beauty pageants titleholder and

Miss Universe 2017 Miss Universe 2017 was the 66th Miss Universe pageant, held at The AXIS in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States on 26 November 2017. At the end of the event, Iris Mittenaere of France crowned Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters of South Africa as Miss Unive ...

Demi Vollering Adriana Geertruida "Demi" Vollering (; born 15 November 1996) is a Dutch professional bicycle racing, racing cyclist who rides for UCI Women's Team, UCI Women's WorldTeam FDJ–Suez. Considered one of the greatest riders of her generation, sh ...

(born 1996), Dutch road cyclist

Surname

Ali Demi Ali Demi (18 January 1918 – 29 December 1943) was an Albanian hero of World War II and a communist. He was killed in battle fighting German forces in Vlora, Albania in 1943. Biography He was born in Filiates, Greece ( Çamëria), to a C ...

, Albanian hero of the WWII * Leonard Demi, Albanian politician elected in 2009 * Musa Demi (1878–1971), Albanian revolutionary and writer *

Niazi Demi Niazi Rustem Demi (1919–1977) was an Albanian politician. Niazi Demi was born in 1919 in Filiates, a town of northwestern Greece located in the region of Chameria. He studied in Vlorë and then in Tirana's high school, graduating in late 1930s. ...

(1919–1977), Albanian politician * Tahir Demi (1919–1961), Albanian politician

Fictional characters

* Demi the Demoness, underground comic book character * Demi Bourbon, survivor in the video game ''

Identity V ''Identity V'' is a 2018 free-to-play asymmetrical multiplayer survival horror game developed and published by the Chinese company NetEase(网易) in cooperation with Behaviour Interactive, creators of the similar game Dead by Daylight. Play ...

'' *

Demi Miller Demi Miller is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Shana Swash. She made her first appearance on 6 September 2004 and last appearance on 7 July 2006, when she was axed by ''EastEnders'' executive producer ...

, in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders''

Other

* Demi Bennett, ring name of

Rhea Ripley Demi Bennett (born 11 October 1996) is an Australian professional wrestler. As of July 2017, she is signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw (WWE brand), Raw WWE brand extension, brand under the ring name Rhea Ripley. She is a List of Women ...

(born 1996), Australian pro wrestler * Demi Delia, stage name of

Gina Rodriguez Gina Alexis Rodriguez (born July 30, 1984) is an American actress. She is known for her leading role as Jane Villanueva in The CW satirical romantic dramedy series ''Jane the Virgin'' (2014–2019), for which she received a Golden Globe Award f ...

(born 1967)

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