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Meaning of name Demetrius

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Meaning

The name Demetrius has the following meaning:

One who is the follower of the goddess Demeter.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

Popularity

As a baby boy name, Demetrius is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 430 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Demetrius fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 28 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 547 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Demetrius in the USA, over the past 100 years.
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Pronunciation

The name Demetrius is pronounced as dee-me-tree-us

Origins

Demetrius originates from the Greek language.
See other suggested Greek boy baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Demetrius and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Demetrius: Boys - Damond, Erastus, Lysandros, Narcissus, Nicodemus, Girls - Alethea, Althea, Aretha, Delpha, Despina, Hortensia, Katarina, Nyssa, Rilla, Both genders - Alpha, Neo

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Demetrius: Dametrius, Demas, Demeter (Polish), Demetre (French), Demetri (Greek), Demetrice, Demetrien, Demetrio (Italian), Demetrios (Greek), Demetris, Demitrio, Demitrios, Demitrius (Greek), Dhimitrios (Greek), Dima (Russian), Dimas, Dimetre, Dimitr (Bulgarian), Dimitri (Greek), Dimitrios, Dimitrious, Dimitros (Greek), Dimitry, Dimos (Greek), Dmitri (Russian), Dmitrik (Russian), Dmitrios, Dmitry, Dometer (Polish), Domotor (Polish), Dymitr (Polish), Mimis (Greek), Mitros (Greek), Mitsos (Greek), Mitya (Russian), Takis (Greek)

Style

We think the name Demetrius should fall under the following style category: African-American.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Demetrius to be: Wealthy, intelligent and ambitious chap

In one word, you might describe Demetrius as a(n) "ambitious" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Demetrius (or its variants) are:

Demetrius Ferreira, born on 19 January, a famous athlete. Demetrius Ferreira's background: A Brazilian footballer.

Demetrius Augustine Gallitzin (, born on 22 December, a famous priest. Demetrius Augustine Gallitzin ('s background: An emigre Russian aristocrat and Catholic priest known as The Apostle of the Alleghenies. Since 2005, he has been under investigation for possible Canonization by the Catholic Church. His current title is Servant of God.

Demetrius Terrell Williams, born on 28 March, a famous athlete. Demetrius Terrell Williams's background: An American football wide receiver, who currently plays for the NFL's Baltimore Ravens. He was drafted in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL Draft.
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