Demetrius

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.

Attested across 15 languages in the etymology graph.

Names that people choosing a name often weigh against Demetrius, most often first. They share a style rather than an origin.

• Aurelius
• Constantine
• Cornelius
• Lysander
• Leander
• Cassius
• Leonidas
• Amadeus
• Evander
• Lucius
• Caius
• Horatio

From the names suggested together in public name-advice forums, in English. A list of what people consider, not a measure of how common any name is.

Demetrius is also recorded as 6 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Spanish given name9 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Brazil, Colombia, Argentina

  Languages: Spanish, Portuguese

  Also written Demétrius, Demètrius, Demetriüs, Démétrius, Dėmėtrius

• a separate name3 spellings in the group

  Also written Démétrius, Demétrius

• French given name5 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, France, Gabon, Canada

  Also written Démétrius, Démetrius, Demétrius

• Indonesian given name3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines

  Languages: Indonesian, Malay

  Also written Demétrius

• Greek given name67 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Greece, United States, Germany, United Kingdom

  Languages: Greek, English, German

  Also written Δημητριος, Dimitrios, Demetrios, Δημήτριος, Dēmētrios

• Arabic given name7 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Egypt, Israel, Algeria

  Languages: Arabic, Hebrew, Amharic

  Also written דמטריוס, Demetrios, ድሜጥሮስ

51 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Demetrius is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• The name Demetrius is of Greek origin, meaning "devoted to Demeter," the goddess of the harvest. In the New Testament, Demetrius is the name of a highly respected early Christian praised for his faithfulness and good character.

  as a name·Biblical Names Compiled Database

• The name Demetrius is the Latinized form of the Greek name Dēmētrios (Δημήτριος), which means "belonging to Demeter" or "devoted to Demeter," the Greek goddess of agriculture and the harvest.

  as a name·Biblical Names Compiled Database

• The story of Demetrius the silversmith illustrates the significant economic and cultural conflict that arose as early Christianity challenged the established pagan religious systems and their associated economies. It serves as a powerful example of resistance to the gospel when it threatens vested financial interests and deeply entrenched traditions.

  as a name·Biblical Names Compiled Database

• Demetrius serves as a New Testament example of a faithful Christian whose life aligns with the truth of the Gospel, earning him a good reputation among all people and the apostle's personal commendation. He is presented as a model to imitate, in contrast to the contentious figure of Diotrephes mentioned in the same letter.

  as a name·Biblical Names Compiled Database

• In English, A male given name from Ancient Greek.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

• Dmitry Donskoyb. 1350RUnot in their usual namePrince of Moscow
• Dmitry Pozharskyb. 1577RUnot in their usual nameRurikid prince (1577-1642)
• False Dmitriy Ib. 1600RUnot in their usual nameTsar of Russia (1605–1606)
• Dmitri Mendeleevb. 1834RUnot in their usual nameRussian chemist (1834–1907)
• Dmitri Kabalevskyb. 1904RUnot in their usual nameSoviet-Russian composer (1904-1986)
• Dmitry Muratovb. 1961RUnot in their usual nameRussian journalist and television presenter (born 1961)
• Dmitri Medvedevb. 1965RUnot in their usual namePresident of Russia from 2008 to 2012, Prime Minister of Russia (2012-2020) and Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of Russia since 2020
• Dmitry Peskovb. 1967RUnot in their usual nameRussian politician and diplomat (born 1967)
• Dmitry Glukhovskyb. 1979RUnot in their usual nameRussian writer and journalist
• Dmitri Sychevb. 1983RUnot in their usual nameRussian footballer

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

What does the name Demetrius mean, and where does it come from?

Demetrius is a classic boy's name of Greek origin, meaning "follower of Demeter," the goddess of the harvest. Recorded by Biblical Names Compiled Database.

Is Demetrius a male or female name?

Demetrius is a male name. National registers that list it by sex list it as male: United States (Census Bureau, 2020) and Brazil (Brasil.IO genero-nomes (IBGE Censo 2010 mirror, CC-BY-SA)).

What are other forms of the name Demetrius?

In the etymology graph, Demetrio, Dimitri and Dmitry are forms of the same name in other languages.

How do you pronounce Demetrius?

It depends on the language: in English /dɪˈmiːtɹɪəs/ (Wiktionary); in Spanish /demetɾjus/. Transcriptions are machine-generated except where a dictionary is named.

In which country does Demetrius have the most bearers?

In the United States, the national register counted about 26 thousand people named Demetrius, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled demetrius.

Where is Demetrius most common?

Demetrius is densest in the United States, where the national register counts about 1 in 13 thousand people carrying it.

How common is the name Demetrius?

In the United States, the national register counted 26,043 people named Demetrius in 2020, about 1 in 13 thousand residents.

How common is Demetrius compared with other names?

In the United States, Demetrius is the 995th most common given name of 2,815,431 given names recorded there.