Dimitar Yakimov is one of the players of the Bulgarian football team CSKA Sofia, sometimes called "the poet of football" for his dribbling skills. Yakimov played a decisive role in probably the most important victories of the Bulgarian national team in the 1960s. He scored the winning goal for Bulgaria in the World Cup qualifier play-off against France, played on a neutral field in Italy in 1961, leading his country to its first participation in World Cup finals.
Dimitar Ilievski - Murato was an alpinist from the Republic of Macedonia representing SFR Yugoslavia, the first Macedonian ever to climb the highest peak of the world, Mount Everest. He died on the descent of Mt. Everest.
The feminine version of this name is: Dimitra (Bulgarian: Äèìèòðà) from the Ancient Greek goddess of agriculture and fertility Demeter or Demetra.
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In Bulgaria female names for "Dimitar" are "Dimitrina", "Dimitrichka", "Dimitra". In Bulgaria the female name "Dima" is also connected with "Dimitar". "Dima" is also used in Russia, "Dimitra" - in Greece.