Dmitry - wikipedia Dmitry For other uses, see Dimitri. Dmitry Demetrius of Thessaloniki Pronunciation Russian : ( ˈdmjitrjɪj ) Gender male Language ( s ) Slavic Origin Word / name Greek Demetrius Meaning `` devoted / dedicated to Demeter '' Region of origin Ancient Greece Other names Alternative spelling Dmitri, Dmitrii, Dmitriy, Dimtri, Dimitry, Dmitry, Demitri, Dmitrij, Dimitri, Demetri Variant form ( s ) Dimitry, Dimitri Nickname ( s ) Dima, Mitya, Misha Related names Demetrius, Demetria, Demetrios, Demeter, Demetra, Demi, Dimitrije, Dimitris, Dimitar, Mitar Popularity see popular names Dmitry ( Russian : Дми́трий ) ; Church Slavic form : Dimitry or Dimitri ( Дими́трий ) ; ancient Russian forms : D'mitr ( iy ) or Dmitr ( Дьмитр ( ии ) or Дъмитръ ) is a male given name, the Russian version of Greek Demetrios ( Δημήτριος Dēmētrios ( ðiˈmitrios ) ). The meaning of the name is a `` devoted to, '' `` dedicated to, or `` follower of Demeter '' ( Δημήτηρ Dēmētēr ), `` mother - earth '', the Greek goddess of agriculture. Short forms of the name from the 13th - 14th centuries are : Mit, Mitya, Mityay, Mit'ka or Miten'ka ( Мить, Ми́тя, Митя́й, Ми́тька, or Ми́тенька ) ; from the 20th century ( originated from the Church Slavic form ) are : Dima, Dimka, Dimochka, Dimulya, Dimusha etc. ( Ди́ма, Ди́мка, Ди́мочка, Диму́ля, Диму́ша, etc. ) Dmitry is one of the most popular names in Russia. The statistics shows that for five months in the period from March 16 to August 16 in 2005 in Moscow : 1390 boys were named Alexander, 1087 Maksim, 1085 Nikita, 1070 Ivan, 867 Dmitry. Contents 1 St. Dimitri 's Day 2 Notable people named Dmitry 2.1 Historical 2.2 Modern day 3 In other languages St. Dimitri 's day The feast of the martyr Saint Dimitri Solunski is celebrated on Saturday before November 8 ( Old Style October 26 ). The name day ( именины ) : October 26 ( November 8 on the Julian Calendar ) See also : Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar. The Saturday before October 26 / November 8 is called Demetrius Saturday and commemorates those Orthodox soldiers who fell in the Battle of Kulikovo. Notable people named Dmitry Historical Dmitry Donskoi ( 1350 -- 1389 ), Grand Prince of Muscovy Dmitry of Pereslavl ( 1250 - 1294 ), Grand Prince of Vladimir - Suzdal Dmitry of Suzdal ( 1324 -- 1383 ), Prince of Suzdal and Nizhny Novgorod Dmitry of Tver ( 1299 -- September 15, 1326 ), nicknamed `` The Fearsome Eyes '' Tsarevich Demetrius ( 1582 - 1591 ), the youngest son of Ivan the Terrible Later impostors claimed to be this son : False Dmitry I ( Grigory Otrepyev ), appeared 1605 - 1606 False Dmitry II, appeared 1607 - 1610 False Dmitry III appeared March 28, 1611 - May 18, 1612 Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia ( 1891 - 1941 ), cousin of Tsar Nicholas II, took part in the assassination of Rasputin Dmitry Mendeleev, Russian chemist and the creator of the first periodic table of Chemical elements Dmitry Pozharsky, liberator of Moscow during the Time of Troubles Dmitry Furmanov, Soviet Author and political officer. Dmitry Shostakovich, Soviet composer Modern day Dmitri Alenichev ( born 1972 ), Russian football player Dmitri Aliev ( born 1999 ), Russian figure skater Dmitri Bulykin ( born 1979 ), Russian football player Dmitrii Bykov ( born 1967 ), Russian writer, journalist, and poet Dmitry Chaplin ( born 1982 ), professional dancer Dmitry Chernyshyov ( born 1975 ), Russian swimmer Dimitry Elyashkevich ( born 1975 ), Russian director of photography Dmitry Fuchs ( born 1939 ), mathematician Dmitri Goldenkov ( born 1991 ), Russian professional ice hockey player Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Russian opera singer Dmitry Kholodov ( 1967 -- 1994 ), journalist, killed as he was investigating alleged Russian military corruption Dmitry Kroyter ( born 1993 ), Israeli Olympic high jumper Dmitry Lepikov ( born 1972 ), Russian freestyle swimmer Demetri Martin ( born 1973 ), American comedian Dimitri Kitsikis ( born 1935 ), Greek Geopolitician Dmitry Medvedev ( born 1965 ), third President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Novitsky ( born 1987 ), Russian footballer Dmitry Pavlenko ( born 1991 ), Russian handball player Dimitri Payet ( born 1987 ), French footballer Dmitry Salita ( `` Star of David '' ; born 1982 ), American, North American Boxing Association light welterweight boxing champion Dmitry Stepushkin ( born 1975 ), Russian bobsledder Dmitry Tursunov ( born 1982 ), Russian tennis player Dmitry Vybornov ( born 1970 ), Russian light - heavyweight boxer Misha Collins ( born 1974 ), born Dmitri Tippens Krushnic, American actor Dmitry Sychev ( born 1983 ), born Dmitri Yevgenyevich Sychev, Russian soccer player Dmitri Young ( born 1973 ), former American professional baseball player Name list This page or section lists people that share the same given name. 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In other languages Arabic : دمتري ‎ Belarusian : Дзмітрый, Зміцер ( Dzmitryj, Zmicier ) ; Taraškievica : Зьміцер, Дзьмітры ( Źmicier, Dźmitry, Z'mitser, Dz'mitry ) Bulgarian : Димитър ( Dimitar ) Catalan : Demetri Croatian : Dmitar Dutch : Dimitri Esperanto : Zmitro, Demetrio Finnish : Mitri, Mitro, Dimitri French : Dimitri Georgian : დემეტრე, Demetre German : Demetrius Greek : Δημήτριος, Δημήτρης ( Demétrios, Dimitris ) Hebrew : ( Dmitriy ) דמיטרי ‎ Hungarian : Demeter, Dömötör, Dmitrij Italian : Demetrio Latvian : Dmitrijs Macedonian : Димитар, Димитриja, Димитри Polish : Dymitr, Demetriusz ( imię ) Portuguese : Dimitri ( Brazil ), Demétrio ( Portugal ) Romanian : Dumitru, Dimitrie Russian : Дмитрий ( Dmitrii, Dmitry, Dmitriy, Dmitrij ) Serbian : Димитрије ( Dimitrije ), Дмитар ( Dmitar ), Митар ( Mitar ) Slovak : Demeter Slovene : Dimitrij Spanish : Demetrio Swedish : Dimitri Ukrainian : Дмитро ( Dmytro ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dmitry&oldid=839571303 '' Categories : Given names Russian masculine given names Georgian masculine given names Ukrainian masculine given names Macedonian masculine given names Slovene masculine given names Croatian masculine given names Hidden categories : Articles containing Russian - language text All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from February 2007 Articles with short description All set index articles Articles containing Arabic - language text Articles containing Belarusian - language text Articles containing Bulgarian - language text Articles containing Catalan - language text Articles containing Croatian - language text Articles containing Dutch - language text Articles containing Esperanto - language text Articles containing Finnish - language text Articles containing French - language text Articles containing Georgian - language text Articles containing German - language text Articles containing Greek - language text Articles containing Hebrew - language text Articles containing Hungarian - language text Articles containing Italian - language text Articles containing Latvian - language text Articles containing Macedonian - language text Articles containing Polish - language text Articles containing Portuguese - language text Articles containing Romanian - language text Articles containing Serbian - language text Articles containing Slovak - language text Articles containing Slovene - language text Articles containing Spanish - language text Articles containing Swedish - language text Articles containing Ukrainian - language text Talk Contents About Wikipedia Беларуская ( тарашкевіца ) ‎ Български Deutsch ქართული Norsk Русский 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 4 May 2018, at 08 : 31. 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Question: what is the origin of the name dimitri
Answer: the Russian version of Greek Demetrios