Demetrius

Demetrius is the Latinized form of the Ancient Greek male given name Dēmḗtrios (Δημήτριος), meaning "devoted to Demeter". Alternate forms include Demetrios, Dimitrios, Dimitris, Dmytro, Dimitri, Demitri, Dhimitër, and Dimitrije, in addition to other forms (such as Russian Dmitri) descended from it.
Demetrius and its variations may refer to the following:
Pope Demetrius I of Alexandria, ruled in 189–232
Demetrius of Alopece (4th century BCE), Greek sculptor noted for his realism
Demetrius of Phalerum (c. 350 – 280 BCE)
Demetrius I of Macedon (337–283 BCE), called Poliorcetes, son of Antigonus I Monophthalmus, King of Macedonia 294–288 BCE
Demetrius II Aetolicus, son of Antigonus II, King of Macedonia 239–229 BCE
Demetrius, son of Philip V of Macedon
Demetrius the Chronographer (late 3rd century BCE), Jewish chronicler (historian)
Demetrius I Soter (185–150 BCE), king of Syria
Demetrius I of Bactria (d. 180 BCE), Greek king of Bactria
Demetrius II of India (fl. early 2nd century BCE), possible relative of the above
Demetrius II Nicator (d. 125 BCE), son of Demetrius I Soter
Demetrius III Aniketos, Indo-Greek king c. 100 BCE
Demetrius III Eucaerus (d. 88 BCE), son of Antiochus VIII Grypus, Seleucid King
Demetrius the Cynic (1st century), Cynic philosopher
Demetrius of Thessaloniki (d. 306), Christian martyr and saint
Demetrius Zvonimir (died 1089), King of Croatia 1075–1089
Demetrius I of Georgia, son of David IV of Georgia the Great, (1125–1156)
Demetrius the Neomartyr (1779–1803), Orthodox Crystian martyr and saint
Pope Demetrius II of Alexandria, ruled in 1861–1870
Pseudo-Demetrius I, also known as False Dimitry I, Tsar of Russia, ruled 1605–1606
Demetrius, a main character in Friedrich Schiller's dramatic fragment of the same name, as well as in Alexander Pushkin's blank verse drama Boris Godunov and several other works of literature; the figure is modelled after False Dimitry I, short-time Tsar of Russia, claiming descent of Ivan the Terrible
Demetrius, a main character in William Shakespeare's play, A Midsummer Night's Dream; Demetrius is also a villainous character in Shakespeare's revenge tragedy, Titus Andronicus
Demetrius, a character in Mira Nair's Mississippi Masala
Demetrius, a Greek slave in the Lloyd C. Douglas Christian novel The Robe and its film sequel below
Demetrius and the Gladiators, a 1953 20th Century Fox film
Demetri, a fictional character in the Twilight fantasy series
Demetri Martin, American comedian
Demitri Maximoff, a vampire from the Capcom video game series Darkstalkers
Demetri McCamey, American basketball player
Dimitrij, an opera by Antonín Dvořák
Dmitry Donskoy (1350–1389), Russian prince
Dmitri Kissoff, a character in Stanley Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Dmitry Medvedev, Prime Minister of Russia
Dmitri Mendeleev Russian chemist, creator of the first periodic table
Dimitri Petrenko, a character in the first-person shooter Call of Duty: World at War
Dmitri Shostakovich Russian composer
Dimitri Kitsikis Greek Geopolitician
Dimitrios Salpingidis Greek footballer
Dimitrios Papadopoulos Greek footballer
Dimitrios Siovas Greek footballer
Dimitrije Tucović Serbian politician
Dimitrije Injac Serbian footballer
Dimitrije Ljotić Serbian politician
Dimitrije Pejanović Serbian handballer
Dimitrije Mitrinović Serbian writer
Dimitri Davidović Serbian footballer
Dositej Obradović Serbian writer
Dimitrije Ruvarac Serbian writer
Dimitrije Banjac Serbian actor
Dome Sztojay Serbian politician
Dimitrije Avramović Serbian painter
Dimitrije T. Leko Serbian architect
Serbian Patriarch Dimitrije of the Serbian Orthodox Church
Dimitrije Bašičević Serbian painter
Dimitri Nanopoulos Greek Physicist
Demetrius Treadwell (born 1991), American basketball player for Hapoel Gilboa Galil of the Israeli League Liga Leumit
Lucia Demetrius, Romanian writer
Vasile Demetrius, Romanian writer

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Follower of Demeter: goddess of the harvest and agriculture. Means: earth mother, barley mother.

Dimitrios, Demetri, Dimitar, Mitar, Demitrius, Dimitrije, Demetrio, Dmytro, Demetria, Demi, Demitri, Demetrios, Dmitry, Dimitris

Popularity	Name	Birth Year	Description
1	Demetrius Shipp, Jr.	1988
2	Demetrius Flenory	1968	American drug trafficker, CEO of BMF Entertainment
3	Demetrius Jackson	1994
4	Demetrius Andrade	1988	American boxer
5	Demetrius I of Macedon		King of Macedon
6	Demetrius Grosse	1981
7	Demetrius of Thessaloniki	0300	Christian martyr
8	Demetrius I of Bactria		Bactrian King
9	Demetrius Joyette	1993	Canadian actor
10	Demetrius "Hook" Mitchell	1968	American basketball player
11	Demetrius Harris	1991	American football and basketball player
12	Demetrius Zvonimir of Croatia		King of Croatia from 8 October 1076 until his death
13	Demetrius I Soter
14	Demetrius II Nicator		Seleucid king
15	Demetrius Vikelas	1835	Greek businessman and writer; president of the International Olympic Committee
16	Demetrius of Phalerum		Ancient Greek statesman and philosopher
17	Demetrius II Aetolicus		King of Macedonia
18	Demetrius McCray	1991	American football player
19	Demetrius II of India		Indo-Greek king
20	Demetrius of Pharos		Greek petty king
21	Demetrius III Eucaerus
22	Demetrius Augustine Gallitzin	1770	Missionary priest in America
23	Demetrius I of Georgia	1093	King of Georgia
24	Demetrius Crawford	1986	American gridiron player
25	Demetrius Williams	1983	American football player
26	Demetrius Byrd	1986	American football wide receiver
27	Demetrius Rhaney	1992	American football offensive center
28	Demetrius Jones	1988	American football player
29	Demetrios III
30	Demetrius Hopkins	1980	American boxer
31	Demetrius Pinder	1989	Bahamian sprinter
32	Demetrius Navarro		American actor
33	Demetrius DuBose	1971	American football player
34	Demetrius II of Georgia	1259	King of Georgia
35	Claude Demetrius	1916	American musician
36	Demetrius Conger	1990
37	Demetrius the Fair		King of Cyrene
38	Demetrius Beauchamp	1991	American association football player
39	Demetrius the Cynic		Ancient Greek philosopher
40	Demetrius Wright	1991	American football player
41	Demetrius of Montferrat	1205
42	Demetrius Constantine Dounis	1886	Greek violinist
43	Demetrius Brown
44	Demetrius Newton	1928	American politician
45	Demetrius Lacon
46	Demetrius I Starshy	1327	Belarusian noble
47	Demetrius Calip	1969	American basketball player
48	Lloyd Demetrius		American mathematician
49	Demetrius the Chronographer		Jewish chronicler
50	Demetrius Alexander	1975	American basketball player
51	Demetrius Comino	1902	Australian businessman
52	Demetrius of Alopece		Athenian sculptor
53	Demetrius Havanas	1950	American martial artist
54	Demetrius Charles Boulger	1853	British historian
55	Demetrius of Scepsis
56	Demetrius Atsalis	1964	American politician
57	Demetrius Ferreira	1974	Brazilian footballer and manager
58	Demetrius Triclinius	1280
59	Demetrius of Anacopia		Georgian prince
60	Demetrius Douglas		American politician
61	Demetrius Treadwell	1991
62	Demetrius I Qadi	1861	Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch
63	Demetrius Wilson
64	Demetrius II of Abkhazia
65	Demetrius Ducas		Greek educator
66	Demetrius of Antioch
67	Dimitrios Chondros	1882	Greek physicists and university professor
68	Demetrius Oliver		American artist
69	Lucia Demetrius	1910	Romanian novelist, poet, playwright and translator
70	Demetrius Ross	1989	American musician
71	Demetrius of Esztergom		Hungarian prelate and politician
72	Demetrius of Amphipolis		Ancient Greek philosopher
73	Demetrius I Csák
74	Demetrius the Neomartyr
75	Demetrius of Magnesia
76	Vasile Demetrius	1878	Romanian prose writer, poet and translator
77	Demetrius of Bulgaria
78	Demetrius III of Abkhazia
79	Demetrius the Hypatos
80	Demetrius of Apamea
81	Demetrius
82	Demetrius Martin Greschuk	1923
83	Demetrius of Alexandria
84	Mac Demetrius	1982	Polish disc jockey
85	Demetrius Rozenits	1874	Austrian priest and politician
86	Demetrius di Marogna	1803
87	Demetrius of Tiflis
88	Demetrius Lodi
89	Demeter de Mézes		Hungarian bishop