Dimitri

English

Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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Noun

Dimitri (uncountable)

1. (slang) The drug dimethyltryptamine.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian Dimitri, from Russian Дмитрий (Dmitrij) from Ancient Greek Δημήτριος (Dēmḗtrios).

Proper noun

Dimitri (plural Dimitris)

1. A surname from Italian.
2. Variant of the Russian personal name Дмитрий (Dmitrij)

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Dimitri is the 33894^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 671 individuals. Dimitri is most common among White (92.4%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Dimitri”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 464.

French

Alternative forms

• Dimitry

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Дми́трий (Dmítrij), ultimately from Ancient Greek Δημήτριος (Dēmḗtrios).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /di.mi.tʁi/

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Proper noun

Dimitri m

1. a male given name from Russian

Italian

Etymology

Variant of the personal name Demetrio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diˈmi.tri/
• Rhymes: -itri
• Hyphenation: Di‧mì‧tri

Proper noun

Dimitri m

1. a male given name

Proper noun

Dimitri m or f by sense

1. a surname

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Dmitri

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Дмитрий (Dmitrij).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiˈmi.tɾi/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /diˈmi.tɾi/

Proper noun

Dimitri m

1. a male given name from Russian, equivalent to English Dmitry