Demetrius

Where Demetrius comes from

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.
— Wiktionary's entry for Demetrius
  • Ancient Greek
  • 4 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1205
    Demetrius of Montferrat born
    king of Thessalonica
  2. 1259
    Demetrius II of Georgia born
    King of Georgia
  3. 1912
    First appearance
    #2,269 among boys, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  4. 1991
    Peak, #259
    1,052 babies named Demetrius — more than any year before or since.
  5. 2005
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #499.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Ancient Greek.
Namesakes
  • Demetrius Zvonimir of Croatia · King of Croatia from 8 October 1076 until his death, died 1089
  • Demetrius II of Georgia · King of Georgia, 1259–1289
  • Demetrius of Montferrat · king of Thessalonica, 1205–1230
  • Demetrius Pinder · Bahamian sprinter, born 1989
  • Demetrius Grosse · American actor, born 1981

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.