What Does The Name Demetrius Mean?

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What Does The Name Demetrius Mean?

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Demetrius is usually a boy's name. It roots down to Greek origin and it literally means "follower of Demeter". It also holds in terms in mythology where Demeter means the Greek goddess of corn and harvest. Some of the other forms of this name are Dametrius, Demetri, Demetrice, Demetrio, Demetris, Demitri, Demitrios, Demitrius, Dhimitrios, Dimetre, Dimitrios, Dimetrius, Dimitri, Dimitrios, Dimitrious, Dimitry, Dmitri, Dmitrios and Dmitry.

Some of the notable kings with this name are Demetrius I of Macedon (336–283 BC), Demetrius II of Macedon (276–229 BC), Demetrius I of Bactria (Indo-Greek king of 180–165 BC), Demetrius I of Syria (Seleucid king) and Demetrius III Eucaerus, Seleucid king 1st century BC. Some of the philosophers who date back to the 1st, 2nd and 4th century are Demetrius the Cynic, Demetrius Lacon, and Demetrius Phalereus respectively.

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Demetrius is a name given to a boy. The term has a Greek origin, meaning "the disciple of Demeter."
According to the Greek mythology, Demeter is the Greek goddess of harvest and corn. The winter season, according to the Greek religion, came into existence because her daughter Persephone had to spend that time with the god of the underworld. Saint Demetrius is famous as the patron saint of the Crusaders or follower of Demeter.

There are different variant forms of Demetrius like Demitri, Dametrius, Dmitri, Dimitri, Demetrio, Demitrios and Demetrice. The word is a common male first name, ranking 527 out of the sampled list of 1219 males pooled for US census reports of 1990. The name however, fares poorly as a surname.