Save Gender Masculine Usage Ancient Greek Scripts Δημοφάνης(Ancient Greek) Pronounced Pron. /dɛː.mo.pʰá.nɛːs/(Attic Greek) /ði.mo.ˈɸa.nis/(Koine Greek, Byzantine Greek) [key·simplify] Other Forms FormsDimofánis (modern Greek transcription) Meaning & History Derived from Greek δῆμος (demos) meaning "the people" and φανής (phanes) meaning "appearing, shining".