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Demetrius.

A male given name from Ancient Greek.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/dəˈmiː.tɹi.əs/UK
  1. A male given name from Ancient Greek.

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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.

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