Demetrio
English translation/equivalent: Demetrius
Origin: Derived from the Greek Demetrios, Latinized into Demetrius and taken from the name of Demetra, the divinity of the earth, fertility, and the hereafter. Means "dedicated to Demetra." The name of the goddess is composed from the Doric word de- "earth" and from meter "mother."
Name Day/Onomastico: December 22—in honor of St. Demetrius.
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