What does Demetrius mean?

Demetrius means "follower of Demeter"

How do we pronounce Demetrius?

Demetrius \de-me-triu(s), dem-etri-us\ is a boy's name. It consists of 9 letters and 4 syllables.

The baby boy name Demetrius is also used as a what does the name girl name mean, however it is more frequent for boys. Its pronunciation is as Deh-MIY-TRiy-ahS 1.

1 Pronunciation for Demetrius: D as in "day (D.EY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)"

What is the origin of Demetrius?

Demetrius is used predominantly in the English language and its origin is Old Greek. The name's meaning is follower of Demeter. Biblical name derived from the elements 'de' meaning earth ; 'meter' meaning mother. Demetrios (Old Greek) and Demetrius (Latin) are original forms of Demetrius. In Greek mythology, Demeter was the mother of Persephone; she was also the goddess of agriculture, grain, and fertility. Demetrius, a derivative of Demeter, appeared as the name of two people in the Bible. It was also borne by the 4th-century Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki, who was martyred in Dalmatia under the Emperor Diocletian, and is particularly venerated in the Eastern Church. The Russian form is most famous from the scientist and inventor of the periodic table, Dmitri Mendeleev (1834-1907). The name name Demetria origin (English and Italian) is the female version of Demetrius. The name Demetrius is used to a great extent; it has 56 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

Variants used in English include what does the name Dametrius mean, Demas meaning of name, baby name Demeter (also used in Hungarian), Demetri name popularity (also used in Greek), Demetric meaning and origin, name Demetrice meaning, Demetrious meaning of name, Demetrois definition, Demetruis meaning and origin, Demitrios meaning of name, name Demitrius, meaning of Demitry, Dhimitrios meaning and origin, Dimas meaning and origin, Dimetre meaning, name Dimitrije meaning, Dimitrious name popularity, short names for Dimitrius, meaning of Dimitry, Dmitri meaning and origin (also used in Russian), Dmitrios definition, short names for Dmytro, and name Mitri origin. The contractions name Demetris origin, what does the name Demitri mean, and name Dimitri origin (also used in French, and Russian) are other English variants. Foreign variants of Demetrius include Demetrio name popularity (Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish), what does the name Demetrios mean (Greek), name Demetrjusz (Polish), nicknames for Dima (Russian), meaning of Dimitar (Slavic), meaning of Dimitr (Slavic), Dimitre meaning and origin (Russian), name Dimitrij origin (Russian), nicknames for Dimitrios (Greek), name Dimos origin (Greek), what does the name Dmitrii mean (Russian), Dmitrik meaning of name (Russian), Dmitriy pronounciation (Russian), Dmitro definition (Ukrainian), name Dmitry meaning (Russian), Dometer meaning (Hungarian), name Domotor meaning (Hungarian), baby name Dumitru (Romanian), Dymek name variations (Polish), name Dymitr origin (Polish), Dymitry pronounciation (Polish), name Dyzek meaning (Polish), what does the name Mitar mean (Slavic), short names for Mitros (Greek), and Takis name popularity (Greek). Specific foreign variants include the contraction name Demetre origin (French), and the diminutive forms Mimis name (Greek), baby name Mitja (Russian), short names for Mitsos (Greek), and Mitya name popularity (Russian). Demetrius is fairly popular as a baby name for boys. The name's popularity jumped from the 1950s up to the 1990s; before that, it was of infrequent use only. Its usage peaked modestly in 1991 with 0.050% of baby boys being given the name Demetrius. It ranked at #258 then. The baby name has since experienced a loss in popularity. In 2010, its usage was 0.025% and its ranking #514, however it was nonetheless the most commonly used among all boy names in its group. Demetrius has mostly been a baby boy name in the past century.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Demetrius:

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The baby name Demetrius fun facts:

The name Demetrius in reverse order is "Suirtemed".

The numerological value of the name Demetrius is number 6, which means responsibility, protection, nurturing, community, balance, sympathy.

How popular is Demetrius?

Demetrius is in the top names in USA.

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Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames