Dimitri
Eastern European moniker
Dimitri is a male given name, the Russian and other Slavic form of Demetrius.
It derives from Demeter, the Greek goddess of harvest.
The name is common across Eastern Europe and in Greek communities: Dimitri called to say he'd be late.
Variant spellings include Dmitri and Dmitry.
Russian
Slavic masculine name
- NikolaiRussian male given name
- SergeiRussian masculine given name
- MikhailRussian form of Michael
- VladimirMasculine Slavic name
Boris · Yuri · Andrei · Fyodor · Igor · Pyotr · Viktor · Alexei
variants
literary
19th-century Russian author
- aristocratPerson of noble birth
- noblemanMale of aristocratic rank
- romanticConducive to love
- tragicCausing great sorrow
Raskolnikov · protagonist · Zhivago · Chekhov · prince · count · duel
Ivan
Slavic masculine name
Vladimir · Boris · Yuri · Andrei · Fyodor · Igor · Pyotr · Viktor · Alexei · Moscow
Dmitry
Dostoevsky
19th-century Russian author
- aristocratPerson of noble birth
- noblemanMale of aristocratic rank
- romanticConducive to love
Raskolnikov · tragic · protagonist · Zhivago · Chekhov · prince · count · duel