Name: Demetrius

Gender: Male

Usage: Demetrius, of greek origin, is a popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.

People having the name Demetrius are in general originating from France, Greece, Romania, United Kingdom, United States of America.

Variants: For another variant of the name Demetrius across the world, see Demetrios.

Name Meaning of Demetrius

Meaning: The meaning of the name Demetrius is: Earth mother, Goddess of fertility.

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Numerology Interpretation

Numerology of the first name Demetrius: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.

The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 6. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: responsible, protective, stable, balanced, loving, compassionate.

Interpretation:
Qualities: Romantic, Nurturing
Ruling planet: Venus
Colors: Blue
Gemstones: Emerald

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Popularity of the Name

The name Demetrius is ranked on the 2,316th position of the most used names. It means that this name is commonly used.

We estimate that there are at least 166300 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.003% of the population. The name Demetrius has nine characters. It means that it is relatively long-length, compared to the other names in our database.

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Name Day Calendar

The name day of Demetrius is 12 November.

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History and Origin

Demetrius is the Latinized form of the Ancient Greek male given name Dēmḗtrios (Δημήτριος), meaning "devoted to Demeter". Alternate forms include Demetrios, Dimitrios, Dimitris, Dimitri, Demitri, and Dimitrije, in addition to other forms (such as Russian Dmitri) descended from it.

Demetrius and its variations may refer to the following:

  • 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 I of Georgia, son of David IV of Georgia the Great, (1125–1156)
  • Demetrius II Aetolicus, son of Antigonus II, King of Macedonia 239–229 BCE
  • Demetrius, son of Philip V of Macedon
  • Demetrius II Nicator (d. 125 BCE), son of Demetrius I Soter
  • Demetrius III, 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, 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Dimitrije - Dimitri Davidović Serbian footballer
  • Dimitrije - Dositej Obradović Serbian writer
  • Dimitrije Ruvarac Serbian writer
  • Dimitrije Banjac Serbian actor
  • Dimitrije Stojaković - Dome Sztojay Serbian politician
  • Dimitrije Avramović Serbian painter
  • Dimitrije T. Leko Serbian architect
  • Dimitrije Pavlović - Patriarch Dimitrije Patriarch of Serbia
  • Dimitrije Bašičević Serbian painter
  • Dimitri Nanopoulos Greek Physicist

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