Demetrius is the
Latinized form of the
Ancient Greek
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''Dēmḗtrios'' (), meaning "devoted to goddess
Demeter".
Alternate forms include Demetrios, Dimitrios, Dimitris,
Dmytro,
Dimitri, Dimitrie,
Dimitar, Dumitru, Demitri,
Dhimitër,
Dimitrije and Zmicier,
in addition to other forms (such as
Russian Dmitry) descended from it. Nicknames include Demmie, Dimmie,
Demi, Jim, Jimmy, Jimmie, Metry, Metrie, Mimmie, Demetri,
Dmitri, Mitică, Mitya and Dima.
Demetrius and its variations may refer to the following:
Real people
Ancient
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Demetrius of Alopece, 4th century BC Greek sculptor noted for his realism
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Demetrius of Phalerum ( – BC)
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Demetrius (somatophylax),
somatophylax of
Alexander the Great
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(d. 330 BC)
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Demetrius I of Macedon (337–283 BC), called ''Poliorcetes'', son of Antigonus I Monophthalmus, King of
Macedonia 294–288 BC
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Demetrius the Fair (Demetrius the Handsome, Demetrius of Cyrene) (285 BC-249/250 BC) -
Hellenistic
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king of
Cyrene
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Demetrius II Aetolicus, son of Antigonus II, King of Macedonia 239–229 BC
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Demetrius (son of Philip V), son of
Philip V of Macedon
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Demetrius of Pharos, ruler of
Pharos c. 222 – 219 BC, involved in the
First Illyrian War
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Demetrius the Chronographer (late 3rd century BC), Jewish chronicler (historian)
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Demetrius I Soter (185–150 BC), king of
Syria
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Demetrius I of Bactria (d. 180 BC), Greek king of
Bactria
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Demetrius II of India (fl. early 2nd century BC), possible relative of the above
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Demetrius II Nicator (d. 125 BC), son of Demetrius I Soter
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Demetrius III Aniketos, Indo-Greek king BC
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Demetrius III Eucaerus (d. 88 BC), son of Antiochus VIII Grypus, Seleucid King
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Demetrius the Cynic (1st century),
Cynic philosopher
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Pope Demetrius I of Alexandria
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, ruled in 189–232
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Demetrius of Thessaloniki (died 306), Christian martyr and saint
Medieval
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Demetrius of Bulgaria was the second
Patriarch of the
Bulgarian Orthodox Church between c. 927 and c. 930, and the first one to have been recognized by the
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
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Demetrius Zvonimir of Croatia (died 1089), King of
Croatia
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1075–1089
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Demetrius I of Georgia, son of
David IV of Georgia the Great, (1125–1156)
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Demetrio Progoni (1208-1216), medieval Albanian prince
Modern
*Pseudo-Demetrius I, also known as
False Dmitry I, Tsar of Russia, ruled 1605–1606
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Demetrius the Neomartyr (1779–1803), Orthodox Christian martyr and saint
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Pope Demetrius II of Alexandria, ruled in 1861–1870
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Demetrius Stefanovich Schilizzi (1839–1893)
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Demetriu Radu (1861–1920), Romanian Greek Catholic bishop
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Demetrios Trakatellis (born 1928), Greek Orthodox Archbishop of America and Exarch of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. In office since 1999.
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Dimitrios Salpingidis, Greek footballer
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Dimitris Papadopoulos (football), Greek footballer
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Demetrious Johnson (American football) (1961–2022), American football player
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Dimitrios Douros (born 1980), Greek baseball player
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Demetrious Johnson (born 1986), American mixed martial arts fighter
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Demetrius Rhaney (born 1992), American football player
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Dimitrios Siovas, Greek footballer
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Demetrius Treadwell (born 1991), American basketball player for
Hapoel Gilboa Galil of the Israeli League
Liga Leumit
*Temetrius Jamel
Ja Morant (born 1999), American basketball player for
Memphis Grizzlies in the
NBA.
Fictional characters
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Demetrius (Shakespeare), a main character in William Shakespeare's play, ''A Midsummer Night's Dream''; Demetrius is also a villainous character in Shakespeare's revenge tragedy, ''Titus Andronicus''
*Demetrius, a character in Mira Nair's ''
Mississippi Masala''
*Demetrius, a Greek slave in the Lloyd C. Douglas Christian novel ''
The Robe'' and its film sequel below
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Demetrius and the Gladiators'', a 1953 20th Century Fox film
*Demetrius, one of the Titans in the two-part ''
Charmed'' episode "Oh My Goddess!"
*Demetrius Desmond, a character in Tatsuya Endo's ''
Spy × Family
''Spy × Family'' (stylized as ''SPY×FAMILY'' and pronounced "spy family") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tatsuya Endo. The story follows Loid Forger, an enigmatic spy who has to "build a family" to execute a missio ...
''
*Demetrius, a character in
Eric Barone's game, ''
Stardew Valley''
*Demetrios, a character in ''
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles''
*Demetri, a fictional character in the ''
Twilight'' fantasy series
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Demitri Maximoff, a vampire from the Capcom video game series ''Darkstalkers''
*Dmitri Kissoff, a character in Stanley Kubrick's ''
Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb''
*Dimitri Petrenko, a character in the first-person shooter ''
Call of Duty: World at War''
In other languages
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* (Źmicier, Źmitrok,
Dzmitry)
* (Dimitar)
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* ka, დემეტრე (
Demetre), დიმიტრი (Dimitri)
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*Modern (
Dimitrios, Dimitris, Mitros, Mitsos, Mitsaras, Dimis)
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Dmitriy, Mitja)
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Dmytro)
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References
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Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology
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Greek masculine given names
English masculine given names
Masculine given names
Theophoric names
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