Dimitri
English translation/equivalent: Demetrius
Origin: Slavic variant of the name Demetrio, 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.
Related Name/Other Italian Forms: Demetrio
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