Demetrius - wikipedia Demetrius This article is about a given name. For other uses, see Demetrius ( disambiguation ). Demetrius A statue of the goddess Demeter Gender Male Origin Word / name Greek Meaning tribute to Goddess of Grain : Demeter, Mother - Earth Other names Related names Dimitrije, Demetria, Dimitrios, Demetra, Dimitris, Dmitry, Dimitar, Mitar, Dmytro 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 Dimitar Berbatov Bulgarian 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 In other languages Albanian : Dhimitër, Mitro Belarusian : Зьміцер, Дзмітрый ( Z'mitser, Dz'mitry ) Bulgarian : Димитър ( Dimitar ) Croatian : Dmitar Dutch : Dimitri English : Demetrius, Demetri, Demetry Finnish : Mitri, Mitro, Dimitri French : Dimitri Georgian : დემეტრე ( Demetre ), დიმიტრი ( Dimitri ), დიტო ( Dito ), დუტა ( Duta ), დიმა ( Dima ), მიტო ( Mito ) German : Demetrius Modern Greek : Δημήτριος, Δημήτρης, Μήτρος, Μήτσος, Μητσάρας ( Dimitrios, Dimitris, Mitros, Mitsos, Mitsaras ) Hebrew : ( Demetrius ) דמיטריוס, ( Dima ) דימה, ( Dmitriy ) דמיטרי ‎ ‎ Hungarian : Dömötör Italian : Demetrio, Dimitri Macedonian : Димитар, Димитриja Polish : Dymitr, Demetriusz Portuguese : Demétrio Romanian : Dumitru, Dimitrie Russian : Дмитрий ( Dmitriy ), Дима ( Dima ), Митя ( Mitya ) Serbian : Димитрије ( Dimitrije ), Митар ( Mitar ), Дмитар ( Dmitar ), Мита ( Mita ), Мића ( Mića ) Slovak : Demeter Slovene : Dimitrij, Mitja Spanish : Demetrio Ukrainian : Дмитро ( Dmytro ) References Demetrius Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology Jump up ^ http://www.behindthename.com/name/demetrius Jump up ^ http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=Demeter This page or section lists people that share the same given name. 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Question: what is the meaning of the name demetrius
Answer: devoted to Demeter