Dmitri (russian: Дми́трий); Church Slavic form: Dimitry or Dimitri (); ancient Russian forms: D'mitriy or Dmitr ( or ) is a male given name common in Orthodox

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, the Russian version of

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Demetrios (Δημήτριος ''Dēmētrios'' ). The meaning of the name is "devoted to, dedicated to, or follower of Demeter" (Δημήτηρ, ''Dēmētēr''), "mother-earth", the

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. Short forms of the name from the 13th–14th centuries are Mit, Mitya, Mityay, Mit'ka or Miten'ka (, or ); from the 20th century (originated from the Church Slavic form) are Dima, Dimka, Dimochka, Dimulya, Dimusha etc. (, etc.)

St. Dimitri's Day

The feast of the martyr Saint Demetrius of Thessalonica is celebrated on Saturday before November 8 ld Style October 26 The

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(именины): October 26 (November 8 on the

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. The Saturday before October 26/November 8 is called

Demetrius Saturday 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, Du ...

and commemorates the Orthodox soldiers who fell in the

Battle of Kulikovo The Battle of Kulikovo (russian: Мамаево побоище, Донское побоище, Куликовская битва, битва на Куликовом поле) was fought between the armies of the Golden Horde, under the command ...

Notable people with the name

Historical

Dmitry Donskoy Saint Dmitry Ivanovich Donskoy ( rus, Дми́трий Ива́нович Донско́й, Dmítriy Ivanovich Donskóy, also known as Dimitrii or Demetrius), or Dmitry of the Don, sometimes referred to simply as Dmitry (12 October 1350 – 1 ...

(1350–1389), Grand Prince of Muscovy *

Dmitry of Pereslavl Dmitri (russian: Дми́трий); Church Slavic form: Dimitry or Dimitri (); ancient Russian forms: D'mitriy or Dmitr ( or ) is a male given name common in Orthodox Christian culture, the Russian version of Greek Demetrios (Δημήτρι ...

(1250–1294), Grand Prince of Vladimir-Suzdal *

Dmitry of Suzdal Dmitri Konstantinovich of Suzdal (russian: Дми́трий Константи́нович Су́здальский) (1323–1383) was a powerful Prince of Suzdal and Nizhny Novgorod who dominated Russian politics during the minority of his so ...

(1324–1383), Prince of Suzdal and Nizhny Novgorod *

Dmitry of Tver Dmitry Mikhaylovich of Tver (russian: Дми́трий Миха́йлович Тверcко́й) (1299 – 15 September 1326), nicknamed The Fearsome Eyes (), was a Grand Prince of Tver (from 1318 to 1326) and Grand Prince of Vladimir (from 1322 ...

(1299–1326), nicknamed "The Fearsome Eyes" * Tsarevich Demetrius (1582–1591), the youngest son of Ivan the Terrible
Later impostors claimed to be this son: **

False Dmitry I False Dmitry I ( rus, Лжедмитрий I, Lzhedmitriy I) (or Pseudo-Demetrius I) reigned as the Tsar of Russia from 10 June 1605 until his death on 17 May 1606 under the name of Dmitriy Ivanovich ( rus, Дмитрий Иванович). ...

(Grigory Otrepyev), appeared 1605–1606 **

False Dmitry II False Dmitry II ( rus, Лжедмитрий II, Lzhedmitrii II; died ), historically known as Pseudo-Demetrius II and also called "тушинский вор" ("rebel/criminal of Tushino"), was the second of three pretenders to the Russian throne w ...

, appeared 1607–1610 **

False Dmitry III False Dmitry III ( rus, Лжедмитрий III, Lzhedmitrii III; died July 1612), historically known as Pseudo-Demetrius III, was the last and most enigmatic of three pretenders to the Russian throne who claimed to be the youngest son of Ivan th ...

appeared 1611–1612 *

Dmitry Bortniansky Dmitry Stepanovich Bortniansky ; ; alternative transcriptions of names are ''Dmitri Bortnianskii'', and ''Bortnyansky'', group=n (28 October 1751 – ) was a Russian Imperial composer of Ukrainian Cossack origin. He was a composer, harpsichordi ...

(1751-1825), Russian composer * Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia (1891–1941), cousin of Tsar Nicholas II, took part in the assassination of Rasputin *

Dmitri Mendeleev Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev (sometimes transliterated as Mendeleyev or Mendeleef) ( ; russian: links=no, Дмитрий Иванович Менделеев, tr. , ; 8 February O.S. 27 January">Old_Style_and_New_Style_dates.html" ;"title="no ...

(1834–1907), Russian chemist and inventor *

Dmitry Pozharsky Dmitry Mikhaylovich Pozharsky ( rus, Дми́трий Миха́йлович Пожа́рский, p=ˈdmʲitrʲɪj mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪtɕ pɐˈʐarskʲɪj; 17 October 1577 – 30 April 1642) was a Russian prince known for his military leadersh ...

, liberator of Moscow during the Time of Troubles * Dmitry Furmanov (1891–1926), Soviet author and political officer * Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975), Soviet composer *

Dmitry Ustinov Dmitriy Fyodorovich Ustinov (russian: Дмитрий Фёдорович Устинов; 30 October 1908 – 20 December 1984) was a Marshal of the Soviet Union and Soviet politician during the Cold War. He served as a Central Committee s ...

(1908-1984), Soviet Defense Minister *

Dmitry Yazov Dmitry Timofeyevich Yazov (russian: Дми́трий Тимофе́евич Я́зов; 8 November 1924 – 25 February 2020) was a Marshal of the Soviet Union. A veteran of the Great Patriotic War, Yazov served as Minister of Defence from 1987 ...

(1921-2020), Marshal of the Soviet Union

Modern day

* Dmitri Alenichev (born 1972), Russian football player *

Dmitri Aliev Dmitri Sergeyevich Aliev (russian: Дмитрий Сергеевич Алиев; born 1 June 1999) is a Russian figure skater. He is the 2020 European champion and the 2020 Russian national champion. On the junior level, he is the 2017 World ...

(born 1999), Russian figure skater *

Dmitry Andreikin Dmitry Vladimirovich Andreikin (russian: Дмитрий Владимирович Андрейкин, born 5 February 1990) is a Russian chess grandmaster, World Junior Chess Champion in 2010 and two-time Russian Chess Champion (2012 and 2018 ...

(born 1990), Russian chess grandmaster *

Dmitry Bivol Dmitry Yuryevich Bivol (russian: Дмитрий Юрьевич Бивол; born 18 December 1990) is a Russian professional boxer who has held the WBA light heavyweight title since 2017. As an amateur, he won a gold medal at the 2013 World Co ...

(born 1990), Russian boxer * Dmitri Bulykin (born 1979), Russian football player *

Dmitry Bykov Dmitry Lvovich Bykov ( rus, links=no, Дмитрий Львович Быков, p=ˈdmʲitrʲɪj ˈlʲvovʲɪdʑ ˈbɨkəf, a=Dmitriy L'vovich Bykov.ru.vorb.oga; born 20 December 1967) is a Russian writer, poet, literary critic and journalist.M ...

(born 1967), Russian writer, journalist, and poet *

Dmitry Chaplin Dmitry Chaplin ( ''Dmitry Alexandrovich Chaplin'') is a Russian dancer, choreographer, and actor, best known for being a Top 10 finalist on the second season of the dance competition series ''So You Think You Can Dance''. While competing on the ...

(born 1982), Russian professional dancer * Dmitry Chernyshyov (born 1975), Russian swimmer *

Dmitry Fuchs Dmitry Borisovich Fuchs (Дмитрий Борисович Фукс, born 30 September 1939, Kazan, Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic) is a Russian-American mathematician, specializing in the representation theory of infinite-dimensional ...

(born 1939), Russian-American mathematician * Dimitri Gogos (1931–2019), Greek-Australian journalist *

Dmitri Goldenkov Dmitri Goldenkov (born February 25, 1991) is a Russian professional ice hockey player. Goldenkov played with HC Dynamo Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL; russian: Континентальная хок ...

(born 1991), Russian ice hockey player * Dmitry Glukhovsky (born 1979), Russian-Israeli author and journalist *

Dmitri Hvorostovsky Dmitri Aleksandrovich Hvorostovsky (russian: Дми́трий Алекса́ндрович Хворосто́вский, ; 16 October 1962 – 22 November 2017) was a Russian operatic baritone. Early life and education Hvorostovsky was born ...

(1962–2017), Russian opera singer *

Dmitry Kozak Dmitry Nikolayevich Kozak ( rus, Дмитрий Николаевич Кóзак, p=ˈdmʲitrʲɪj nʲɪkɐˈlajɪvʲɪtɕ kˈozak, uk, Дмитро Миколайович Козак; born 7 November 1958) is a Russian politician who has served ...

(born 1958), Russian politician * Dmitry Kholodov (1967–1994), Russian journalist, killed investigating alleged Russian military corruption *

Dimitri Kitsikis Dimitri Kitsikis ( el, Δημήτρης Κιτσίκης; 2 June 1935 – 28 August 2021) was a Greek Turkologist, Sinologist and Professor of International Relations and Geopolitics. He also published poetry in French and Greek. Life Dimitri ...

(born 1935), Greek geopolitician *

Dmitry Koldun Dmitry Aleksandrovich Koldun ( be, Дзмітры Аляксандравіч Калдун, Dzmitry Kaldun; russian: link=no, Дми́трий Алекса́ндрович Колду́н; born 11 June 1985) is a Belarusian pop singer. Koldun ros ...

(born 1985), Belarusian singer * Dmitry Kroyter (born 1993), Israeli Olympic high jumper *

Misha Collins Dmitri "Misha" Collins "My mom went to Russia when she was in college, and ��she had a boyfriend whose name was Mitya, which she thought was the same as Misha, which it's not. And his real name was Dmitri, so my real name, actually—my birth c ...

(born 1974), born Dmitri Tippens Krushnic, American actor * Dmitry Lepikov (born 1972), Russian freestyle swimmer *

Demetri Martin Demetri Evan Martin ( el, Δημήτριος Ευάγγελος Μάρτιν, ''Dimitrios Evangelos Martin''; born May 25, 1973) is an American comedian, actor, writer, director, cartoonist and musician. He was a contributor on ''The Daily Show'' ...

(born 1973), American comedian *

Dmitry Muratov Dmitry Andreyevich Muratov (russian: Дмитрий Андреевич Муратов; born 29 October 1961) is a Russian journalist, television presenter and the editor-in-chief of the Russian newspaper ''Novaya Gazeta''. He was awarded the 202 ...

(born 1961),

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winner * Dmitry Medvedev (born 1965), Prime Minister and third President of the Russian Federation * Dmitry Pavlenko (born 1991), Russian handball player *

Dimitri Payet Dimitri Payet (; born 29 March 1987) is a French professional footballer who plays for Ligue 1 club Marseille. A set-piece specialist, known for his accurate, bending free kicks, he primarily plays as an attacking midfielder, and is described a ...

(born 1987), French footballer * Dmitry Pumpyansky (born 1953/1954), Russian billionaire businessman *

Dmitry Salita Dmitry Salita (russian: Дмитрий Салита; uk, Дмитро Саліта), Dmitry Aleksandrovich Lekhtman, is an American boxing promoter and former professional boxer. Born in Ukraine, he grew up in New York City from the age of ni ...

("Star of David"; born 1982), American boxer * Dmitry Stepushkin (1975–2022), Russian bobsledder * Dmitri Sychev (born 1983), born Dmitri Yevgenyevich Sychev, Russian football player *

Dmitry Tursunov Dmitry Igorevich Tursunov (; born 12 December 1982) is a retired Russian tennis player and current tennis coach. At age 12 he moved to the United States to train and further his prospects of becoming a professional player. His career-high singl ...

(born 1982), Russian tennis player *

Dmitry Vybornov Dmitry Borisovich Vybornov (russian: Дмитрий Борисович Выборнов; born 23 February 1970) is a retired male boxer from Russia. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics ( ...

(born 1970), Russian light-heavyweight boxer * Dmitri Young (born 1973), American baseball player

In other languages

* ar, دمتري * be, Дзмітрый, Зміцер (Dzmitryj, Zmicier);

Taraškievica Taraškievica or Belarusian Classical Orthography (, be, тарашкевіца / клясычны правапіс) is a variant of orthography of the Belarusian language, based on the literary norm of the modern Belarusian language, the fir ...

: Зьміцер, Дзьмітры (Z'micier, Dzmitry, Z'mitser, Dz'mitry) * bg, Димитър (Dimitar) * ca, Demetri * hr, Dmitar * nl, Dimitri * eo, Zmitro, Demetrio * fi, Mitri, Mitro, Dimitri *french: Dimitri * ka, დემეტრე, Demetre *german: Demetrius * el, Δημήτριος, Δημήτρης ( Demétrios, Dimitris) * he, (Dmitriy) דמיטרי * hu, Demeter, Dömötör, Dmitrij * it, Demetrio * lv, Dmitrijs * mk, Димитар, Димитриja, Димитри * pl, Dymitr, Demetriusz * pt, Dimitri (Brazil), Demétrio (Portugal) * ro, Dumitru, Dimitrie *russian: Дмитрий (Dmitrii, Dmitry, Dmitriy, Dmitrij) * sr, Димитрије (Dimitrije), Дмитар (Dmitar), Митар (Mitar) * si, Dimithree, Dimithri, දිමිත්‍රි * sk, Demeter * sl, Dimitrij * es, Demetrio * sv, Dimitri * uk, Дмитро ( Dmytro)

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