Dmitry 3408736 219767282 2008-06-16T20:07:20Z 24.91.195.42 /* Notable people named Dmitry */ {{Infobox Given Name Revised | name = Dmitry | image= | imagesize= | caption= | pronunciation= | gender = Male | meaning = | region = | origin = | related names = | footnotes = }} '''Dmitri''', '''Dmitry''' or '''Dmitriy''', sometimes also '''Dmitrij''' ({{lang-ru|Дми́трий}} - {{IPA2|ˈdmʲitrʲɪj}}); Church Slavic form: '''Dimitry''' or '''Dimitri''' ({{lang|ru|Дими́трий}}); ancient Russian forms: '''D'mitr(iy)''' or '''Dmitr''' ({{lang|ru|Дьмитр(ии)}} or {{lang|ru|Дъмитръ}}) is a male [[given name]], the version of [[Greek language|Greek]] '''[[Demetrius]]'''. The meaning of the name is a "devoted to", "dedicated to, or "follower of [[Demeter]]" [Dêmêtêr - Δημητηρ or Demetra], "mother-earth", the [[Greek mythology|Greek]] [[goddess]] of [[agriculture]]). Short forms of the name from the 13th-14th centuries are: '''Mitya''', '''Mityay''', '''Mit'ka''' or '''Miten'ka''' ({{lang|ru|Ми́тя, Митя́й, Ми́тька}}, or {{lang|ru|Ми́тенька}}); from the 20th century (originated from the Church Slavic form) are: '''Dima''', '''Dimka''', '''Dimochka''', '''Dimulya''' etc. ({{lang|ru|Ди́ма, Ди́мка, Ди́мочка, Диму́ля}}, 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]], and 867 Dmitry.{{Fact|date=February 2007}} [[Image:Meister der Demetrius-Kirche in Saloniki 001.jpg|thumb|250px|right|St. Demetrius of Thessaloniki]] ==St. Dimitri's Day== The feast of the [[Saint Demetrius|Saint Dimitri Solunski, martyr]] (St. Demetrius of Thessaloniki) is celebrated on Saturday before [[November 8]] [Old Style [[October 26]]]. The [[name day]] (именины): [[October 26]] (November 8 on the [[Gregorian Calendar]]) See also: [[Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar]]. The Saturday before October 26/November 8 is called ''[http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsViewer.asp?FSID=83 Demetrius Saturday]'' and commemorates those Orthodox soldiers who fell in the [[Battle of Kulikovo]]. ==Notable people named Dmitry== *[[Dmitri Donskoi]] (Дмитрий Донской, 1350–1389) Grand Duke of Muscovy *[[Dmitry of Pereslavl|Dmitry Pereslavsky]] (Дмитрий Переславский - Dmitry of [[Pereslavl]], c1250-1294) was Grand Duke of Vladimir-Suzdal *[[Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia|Dmitri Romanov]] (Дмитрий Романов - Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of [[Russia]], [[1891]]-[[1941]]) Russian imperial dynast assassinated Rasputin *[[Saint Demetrius|Dimitri Solunski]] (Святой Димитрий Солунский - St. Demetrius of Thessaloniki, 3rd century – 306) , Saint martyr of 3rd-4th centuries. *[[Dmitri of Suzdal|Dmitri Suzdalsky]] (Дмитрий Суздальский - Dmitri of [[Suzdal]], [[1324]]–[[1383]]) Prince of Suzdal and Nizhny Novgorod *[[Tsarevich Demetrius|Dimitri Tsarevich]], Tsarevich Demetrius, or Tsarevich Dimitri, or Dmitriy Ivanovich, also known as Dmitry of Uglich and Dmitry of Moscow, (Дмитрий Иванович, Дмитрий Угличский, Дмитрий Московский) ([[1582]]-[[1591]]) a Russian tsarevich, son of Ivan the Terrible and Maria Nagaya. * [[Dmitry Pozharsky]], liberator of Moscow during the [[Time of Troubles]] * [[Dmitri Mendeleev]], Russian chemist and the creator of the first [[periodic table]] of [[elements]] * [[Dmitry Shostakovich]], Soviet composer * [[Dmitry Kholodov]], Journalist of the Russian newspaper Moskovskii Komsomolets, killed as he was investigating alleged corruption among high ranks of the Russian military. * [[Dmitry Medvedev]], third President of the Russian Federation ====False Dmitries==== *[[False Dmitry I]] (Лжедмитрий I, ruled [[1605]]-[[1606]]) claimed to be the youngest son of Ivan the Terrible, tsarevich Dmitriy Ivanovich; real name was [[Grigory Otrepyev]] *[[False Dmitry II]] (Лжедмитрий II) first appeared on the scene c[[1607]], killed in [[1610]] *[[False Dmitry III]] (Лжедмитрий III) proclaiming himself the tsarevich Dmitry Ivanovich, on [[March 28]] [[1611]], executed on [[May 18]], [[1612]] ====Demetriuses==== *[[Demetrius I]] [[337 BC|337]]-[[283 BC]], son of [[Antigonus I Monophthalmus]] and [[Stratonice]], was a king of [[Macedon]] ([[294 BC|294]] - [[288 BC]]) *[[Demetrius II of Macedon|Demetrius II]] son of Antigonus Gonatas, reigned as king of Macedonia from [[239]] to [[229]] BC *[[Demetrius III]] "The Invincible" identified with an Indo-Greek king who reigned in the area of [[Gandhara]] and [[Punjab region|Punjab]] around 100 BCE *[[Demetrius III Eucaerus]] (d. 88 BC) a ruler of the [[Hellenistic civilization|Hellenic]] [[Seleucid kingdom]], the son of [[Antiochus VIII Grypus]] etc., see [[Demetrius]] ==Dimitri Video Games== *[[The Dimitri Project]] a game by Lionhead Studios ==In other languages== *[[Greek language|Greek]]: Δημήτριος, Δημήτρης ([[Demetrius|Demétrios]], Dimitris) *{{lang-ru|Дмитрий}} (Dmitrij) *{{lang-be|Зьміцер, Дзьмітры}} (Z'mitser, Dz'mitry) *{{lang-de|Demetrius}} *{{lang-pl|Dymitr, Demetriusz (imię)}} *{{lang-uk|Дмитро}} (Dmytro) *{{lang-fr|Dimitri}} *{{lang-nl|Dimitri en dorien (l)}} *{{lang-no|Deiomitry}} *{{lang-he|(Dmitriy) דמיטרי }} *{{lang-it|Demetrio}} *{{lang-es|Demetrio}} *{{lang-eo|Zmitro}} *{{lang-sk|Demeter}} *[[Finnish language|Finnish]]: Mitri, Mitro, Dimitri *[[Romanian language|Romanian]]: Dumitru, Dimitrie *[[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]]: Димитър (Dimitar) *[[Serbian language|Serbian]]: Dimitrije *[[Macedonian language|Macedonian]]: Димитар, Димитри [[Category:Masculine given names]] [[be:Зьміцер]] [[de:Dmitri]] [[eo:Zmitro]] [[fr:Dimitri (prénom)]] [[it:Demetrio]] [[nl:Dimitri]] [[pl:Demetriusz (imię)]] [[ru:Дмитрий]] [[sk:Demeter]]