Meaning & History
Russian form of Demetrius. This name was borne by several medieval princes of Moscow and Vladimir. Another famous bearer was Dmitriy Mendeleyev (or Mendeleev; 1834-1907), the Russian chemist who devised the periodic table.
Related Names
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)