Dimitrios

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Dimitrios () is a male given name. It is the modern Greek pronunciation of the ancient Greek Demetrios ("belonging to Demeter").

Demetrios of Thessaloniki, a Greek martyr from the 3rd and 4th centuries, is one of the most important saints of the Eastern Churches. Therefore, the first name Dimitrios (or its national variants, see below) is very popular in Greece, Russia, throughout the Balkans and Cyprus.

His name day is October 26 in the Orthodox Church and April 9 in the Catholic Church.

Variants and abbreviations
in Albanian: Dhimitër
Arabic: Mitri ()
In Bulgarian: Dimitar (), Mitko, Mite
in German: Demetrius
in Georgian: Dmitri, Dito
in Greek: alternative and short forms: Dimi, Dimis, Dimitri, Dimitris, Dimitrios, Dimitrakis, Mimis, Mitros, Mitsos, Jim, Jimmi, Jimmys, Takis, Tsimakos
in Italian: Demetrio
in Croatian: Dmitar
in Romanian: Dimitrie, Dumitru, Dimitriu
in Russian: Dmitri, Dmitrij (); Diminutive forms: Dima, Dimon, Dimotschka, Dimitsch, Mitja, Dimulja, Dimka, Dimas, Diman
in Serbian: Dimitrije, Mitar
in Slovenian: Mitja
Ukrainian: Dmytro (), short form: Myt'ko
Belarusian: Dzmitry, Dmitry Smizer

Name carriers

The Middle Ages
Dimitrios of Thessaloniki (3rd century; † around 306), canonized Greek martyr
Dmitar Zvonimir (* ?; † 20 April 1089), King of Croatia
Dimitri von Rostov (1651–1709), Russian metropolitan

Dimitrios

Dimitrios Diamantidis (* 1980), Greek basketball player
Dimitrios Eleftheropoulos (* 1976), Greek goalkeeper
Dimitrios Farmakopoulos (1919–1996), Greek painter
Dimitrios Grammozis (* 1978), Greek-German football player and coach
Dimitrios Katsivelis (* 1991), Greek basketball player
Dimitrios Kisoudis (* 1981), German publicist
Dimitrios Petrokokkinos (1878–1942), Greek tennis player
Dimitrios Rallis (1844–1921), Greek politician, Prime Minister
Dimitrios Tsionanis (* 1961), Greek
Dimitrios Vegas, Belgian DJ and music producer
Dimitrios Vikelas (1835–1908), first IOC president
Dimitrios Ypsilantis (1793–1832), Greek politician

Dimitris
Dimitris Avramopoulos (born 1953), Greek politician and diplomat
Dimitris Christofias (1946–2019), Cypriot politician, President of the Republic of Cyprus from 2008 to 2013
Dimitris Diamantakos (* 1993), Greek footballer
Dimitris Horn (1921–1998), Greek actor and director
Dimitris Limnios (* 1998), Greek footballer of Brazilian descent
Dimitris Lyacos (born 1966), Greek poet and playwright
Dimitris Minasidis (born 1989), Cyprus weightlifter
Dimitris Pelkas (* 1993), Greek footballer
Dimitris Semsis (Salonikios) (* 1881; † 1950), Greek Rembetiko musician and violinist
Dimitris Tsatsos (1933–2010), Greek legal scholar, Member of the European Parliament from 1994 to 2004

See also:
Demetrios
Demetrius
Pseudodimitrite