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Demetrius
dih-MEET-reers
Demetrius (name) means a male given name of Ancient Greek origin, meaning roughly "belonging to Demeter", the Greek goddess of the earth and harvest. Example: “Demetrius was a character in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.”
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A male given name of Ancient Greek origin, meaning roughly "belonging to Demeter", the Greek goddess of the earth and harvest.
"The easy names were the ones she forgot. But this one wasn't easy and it was like the swaggering name of some football player from Alabama and that's how she remembered it, Demetrius, badly burned in the other tower, the south tower."
— Don DeLillo, Falling Man (2007)
"Demetrius was a character in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream."
How to use Demetrius
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA classic Greek-origin male first name honoring the goddess Demeter.
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek Demetrios, from Demeter, the earth goddess, plus a possessive suffix. A doublet of the names Dimitris and Dmitry.
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What does “Demetrius” mean?
The word “Demetrius” means a male given name of Ancient Greek origin, meaning roughly "belonging to Demeter", the Greek goddess of the earth and harvest. In plain terms, a classic Greek-origin male first name honoring the goddess Demeter.
How do you pronounce “Demetrius”?
“Demetrius” is pronounced dih-MEET-reers (/dɪˈmiːtɹɪəs/ in IPA).
How do you use “Demetrius” in a sentence?
Here is “Demetrius” used in a sentence: “Demetrius was a character in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.”
What part of speech is “Demetrius”?
“Demetrius” is a name.
Where does the word “Demetrius” come from?
The word “Demetrius” comes from Ancient Greek. From Ancient Greek Demetrios, from Demeter, the earth goddess, plus a possessive suffix. A doublet of the names Dimitris and Dmitry.
