Demetrius

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A male given name from Ancient Greek.

Pronunciation

/dɪˈmiːtɹɪəs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Demetrius.wav

Word forms

Demetrius

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Δημήτριος (Dēmḗtrios, literally “belonging to Δημήτηρ (Dēmḗtēr), the earth goddess”); from Δή (Dḗ), an early form of γῆ (gê, “earth”) + μήτηρ (mḗtēr, “mother”). Doublet of Dimitris and Dmitry.

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