Dmitrii

Gender Masculine
Usage Russian, Medieval Slavic [1][2][3]
Scripts Дмитрий(Russian) Дмитріи, Дмитрии, etc.(Church Slavic)
Pronounced Pron. /ˈdmi.trɪj/(Russian)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Alternate transcription of Russian Дмитрий (see Dmitriy), as well as a transcription of the medieval Slavic form.

Related Names

Rootsda + meter
VariantsDmitri, Dmitriy, Dmitry, Dimitri(Russian)
DiminutivesDima, Dimka, Mitya(Russian)
Other Languages & CulturesDhimitër(Albanian) Demetrios, Demetrius(Ancient Greek) Dzmitry(Belarusian) Dimitar, Dimo, Mitko, Mitre(Bulgarian) Dmitar(Croatian) Dimitri(French) Dima, Dimitri(Georgian) Demetrios, Dimitrios, Dimitris, Dimos(Greek) Demeter, Dömötör(Hungarian) Demetrio(Italian) Dmitrijs(Latvian) Dimitar, Dimitrij, Dimo, Mitko, Mitre(Macedonian) Dymitr(Polish) Demétrio(Portuguese) Dumitru, Mitică(Romanian) Dimitrije, Dmitar, Mitar(Serbian) Demeter(Slovak) Dimitrij, Mitja(Slovene) Demetrio(Spanish) Dmytro(Ukrainian)

Popularity

Categories

Castlevania characters, earth, masculine forms

Sources & References

  1. Goldschmidt, Paul. A Dictionary of Period Russian Names, available from https://heraldry.sca.org/names/paul/.
  2. Medieval icon art at https://www.icon-art.info/masterpiece.php?mst_id=1468.
  3. Medieval icon art at https://www.icon-art.info/masterpiece.php?mst_id=2227.
Entry updated April 23, 2024