Dimitar (, , ) is a South Slavic masculine given name. It is widely found in

Bulgaria Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t ...

and

North Macedonia North Macedonia, officially the Republic of North Macedonia, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe. It shares land borders with Greece to the south, Albania to the west, Bulgaria to the east, Kosovo to the northwest and Serbia to the n ...

. It's derived from one or more of the following: *

Saint Demetrius Saint Demetrius (or Demetrios) of Thessalonica (, ), also known as the Holy Great-Martyr Demetrius the Myroblyte (meaning 'the Myrrh-Gusher' or 'Myrrh-Streamer'; 3rd century – 306), was a Greek Christian martyr of the early 4th century AD. D ...

(280–306) * Dimetor ''Διμήτωρ'' ("twice-born"), epithet of

Dionysus In ancient Greek religion and Greek mythology, myth, Dionysus (; ) is the god of wine-making, orchards and fruit, vegetation, fertility, festivity, insanity, ritual madness, religious ecstasy, and theatre. He was also known as Bacchus ( or ; ...

referring to his reincarnation after dying as

Zagreus In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Zagreus () was a god sometimes identified with an Orphic Dionysus who was dismembered by the Titans and reborn. In the earliest mention of Zagreus, he is paired with Gaia and called the "highest" god, th ...

Mitra ''Mitra'' (Proto-Indo-Iranian language, Proto-Indo-Iranian: wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/mitrás, ''*mitrás'') is the name of an Indo-Iranians#Religion, Indo-Iranian divinity that predates the Rigveda, Rigvedic Mitra (Hindu god), Mitrá ...

, the Indo-Iranian solar god of friendship and promise *

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 cro ...

, Greek mother goddess the name of which contains the Proto Indo-European root ''mater'' ("mother") 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), Macedonian singer *Dimitar Nikolov Asenov (1840–1868), better known as Hadzhi Dimitar, Bulgarian

voivode Voivode ( ), also spelled voivod, voievod or voevod and also known as vaivode ( ), voivoda, vojvoda, vaivada or wojewoda, is a title denoting a military leader or warlord in Central, Southeastern and Eastern Europe in use since the Early Mid ...

and revolutionary * Dimitar Avramovski–Pandilov (1899–1963), Macedonian painter * Dimitar Berbatov (born 1981), Bulgarian footballer *

Dimitar Blagoev Dimitar Blagoev Nikolov (, ; 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-democratic party in the Balkans, the Marxist ''Bu ...

(1856–1924), Bulgarian political leader, the founder of Bulgarian socialism * Dimitar Bosnov (1933–2012), Bulgarian football defender * Dimitar Buynozov (1935–1995), Bulgarian actor * 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 North Macedonia * Dimitar Dimitrov (volleyball player) (born 1952), Bulgarian former volleyball player * Dimitar Dimov (1909–1966), Bulgarian dramatist, novelist, and veterinary surgeon * Dimitar Dobrev (wrestler) (1931–2019), former Greco-Roman wrestler from Bulgaria * Dimitar Furnadjiev, Bulgarian cellist * Dimitar Ganev (1898–1964), Bulgarian communist politician * Dimitar Grekov (1847–1901), Bulgarian politician and Prime Minister * Dimitar Iliev (footballer born 1988), Bulgarian football forward * Dimitar Iliev (footballer born 1986), Bulgarian football defender * Dimitar Iliev Popov (1927–2015), leading Bulgarian judge and Prime Minister * Dimitar Ilievski-Murato (1953–1989), alpinist from the Republic of North Macedonia * Dimitar Inkiow (1932–2006), Bulgarian writer * Dimitar Isakov (born 1924), Bulgarian retired footballer * Dimitar Ivankov (born 1975), Bulgarian football goalkeeper * 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 (1934–2009), retired pole vaulter from Bulgaria * Dimitar Koemdzhiev (born 1978), Bulgarian footballer * Dimitar Kondovski (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 Penev (born 1945), Bulgarian football coach and former player * Dimitar Peshev (1894–1973), Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Bulgaria and Minister of Justice during World War II * Dimitar Petkov (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 (born 1970), Bulgarian football goalkeeper * 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 (born 1977), Bulgarian football player * Dimitar Vlahov (1878–1953), revolutionary from the region of Macedonia * Dimitar Vodenicharov (born 1987), Bulgarian football striker * Dimitar Yakimov (born 1941), Bulgarian former footballer * Dimitar Zlatanov (born 1948), former Bulgarian volleyball player * Dimitar Zlatarev, Bulgarian terrorist * Dimitar Zograf (1796–1860), 19th-century Bulgarian painter known for his icons

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