Demetrius

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Demetrius, Demetrios, Dimitrios, Demitri or Dimitri (from Greek — Δημήτριος, son of Demeter)^[1][2] is the name of several notable people from classical antiquity and other eras.

The Latin form of this name, Demetrius, is the spelling normally used in English speaking countries when most historical figures of this name are referred to. Lists of famous men named Demetrius are therefore found in the article under that spelling.

Greek feminine forms of Demetrius include Demetra or Dimitra and various diminutives (Δήμητρα, Δημητρούλα, Δημητρία, Μιμή, Μιμίκα, Ντίμι, Tούλα).

Dimitri is often anglicized by Greek-Americans as James (and so Jim and Jimmy), though the names are etymologically unrelated. The connection is presumably Dimi ~ Jimmy.

For Dmitri, Dmitry, etc., the Slavic versions of this name, see Dmitry.

[edit] Famous namebearers

• Demetrius I (337-283 BCE), son of Antigonus I Monophthalmus, King of Macedon 294-288 BCE
• Demetrius II of Macedon, son of Antigonus II, King of Macedonia 239-229 BCE
• Demetrius III, Indo-Greek king c. 100 BCE
• Demetrius III Eucaerus (d. 88 BCE), son of Antiochus VIII Grypus, Seleucid King
• Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki (d. 306), Christian martyr

[edit] In other languages

• Albanian: Dhimitër, Mitër
• Belarusian: Зьміцер, Дзьмітры (Z'mitser, Dz'mitry)
• Bulgarian: Димитър (Dimitar)
• Dutch: Dimitri
• English: Dmitry
• Esperanto: Zmitro
• Finnish: Mitri, Mitro, Dimitri
• French: Dimitri
• German: Demetrius
• Greek: Δημήτριος, Δημήτρης (Demétrios, Dimitris)
• Hebrew: (Dmitriy) דמיטרי ‎
• Italian: Demetrio
• Macedonian: Димитар, Димитриja
• Norwegian: Deiomitry
• Polish: Dymitr, Demetriusz
• Portuguese: Demétrio
• Romanian: Dumitru, Dimitrie
• Russian: Дмитрий (Dmitrij)
• Serbian: Димитрије, Dimitrije
• Slovak: Demeter
• Slovene: Dimitrij
• Spanish: Demetrio
• Ukrainian: Дмитро (Dmytro)

[edit] Songs about Demetrius

• Aghie Dimitri mou (My St. Demetrius, Greek: Άγιε Δημήτρη μου) by Thodoros Tzifas and Kostas Kindynis, sung by Rena Koumioti;
• Aghie mou Dimitri (My St. Demetrius, Greek: Άγιε μου Δημήτρη) by Amarantos Amarantidis and Akos Daskalopoulos, sung by Eleni Vitali;
• Dimitrakis (Greek: Δημητράκης) by Attik;
• Dimitrakis by Giorgos Hatzinasios and Giorgos Kanellopoulos, sung by Themis Andreadis;
• Dimitri, hanomai (Dimitris, I'm losing myself, Greek: Δημήτρη, χάνομαι) by Giorgos Theofanous and Panos Falaras, sung by Vasilis Karras;
• Dimitri mou, Dimitri mou (My Dimitris, my Dimitris, Greek: Δημήτρη μου, Δημήτρη μου) by Giorgos Zampetas and Alekos Sakellarios, sung by Aliki Vougiouklaki;
• Gia to Dimitri (For Dimitris, Greek: Για το Δημήτρη) by Vasilis Kazoulis;
• To tragoudi tou Dimitri (Dimitri's song, Greek: Το τραγούδι του Δημήτρη) by Stamatis Kraounakis, sung by Dimitris Basis. demetrius latreel morgan father nickalas morgan mother merion morgan lives in flint, michgan

[edit] References

• Demetrius Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology