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{{short description|Ancient Greek male given name meaning "devoted to Demeter"}}
{{About|a given name}}
{{Infobox given name
| name = Demetrius
| image= Demeter Altemps Inv8546.jpg
| caption=A statue of the goddess [[Demeter]]
| pronunciation=
| gender = [[Male]]
| meaning = tribute to [[Goddess]] of ''[[Grain]]'': [[Demeter]], Mother-Earth
| region =
| origin = [[Greeks|Greek]]
| related names = [[Dimitrije]], [[Demetria (name)|Demetria]], [[Dimitrios]], [[Demetra]], [[Demi]], [[Dimitris]], [[Dmitry]], [[Dimitar]], [[Mitar]], [[Dmytro]], [[Dimitrie]], [[Dumitru]], [[Dhimitër]]
| footnotes =
}}
'''Demetrius''' is the [[Latinization of names|Latinized]] form of the [[Ancient Greek]] [[male name|male]] [[Greek given names|given name]] ''Dēmḗtrios'' ({{lang|grc|Δημήτριος}}), meaning "devoted to goddess [[Demeter]]". 
Alternate forms include '''Demetrios''', '''Dimitrios''', '''Dimitris''', '''[[Dmytro]]''', '''[[Dimitri]]''', '''Dimitrie''', '''[[Dimitar]]''', '''Dumitru''', '''Demitri''', '''[[Dhimitër]]''', '''[[Dimitrije]]''' and '''Zmicier''',<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.behindthename.com/name/demetrius|title = Meaning, origin and history of the name Demetrius}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=Demeter|title=Demeter &#124; Etymology, origin and meaning of the name demeter by etymonline}}</ref> in addition to other forms (such as [[Russian language|Russian]] '''[[Dmitry]]''') descended from it. Nicknames include Demmie, Dimmie, [[Demi]], Jim, Jimmy, Jimmie, Metry, Metrie, Mimmie, Demetri, [[Dmitri]], Mitică, Mitya and Dima.

'''Demetrius''' and its variations may refer to the following:

== Real people ==

=== Ancient ===
*[[Demetrius of Alopece]], 4th century BC Greek sculptor noted for his realism
*[[Demetrius of Phalerum]] ({{circa|350}} – {{circa|280}} BC)
*[[Demetrius (somatophylax)]], [[Somatophylakes|somatophylax]] of [[Alexander the Great]] (d. 330 BC)
*[[Demetrius I of Macedon]] (337–283 BC), called ''Poliorcetes'', son of Antigonus I Monophthalmus, King of [[Macedonia (ancient kingdom)|Macedonia]] 294–288 BC
*[[Demetrius the Fair]] (Demetrius the Handsome, Demetrius of Cyrene) (285 BC-249/250 BC) - [[Hellenistic era|Hellenistic]] king of [[Cyrene, Libya|Cyrene]]
*[[Demetrius II Aetolicus]], son of Antigonus II, King of Macedonia 239–229&nbsp;BC
*[[Demetrius (son of Philip V)]], son of [[Philip V of Macedon]]
*[[Demetrius of Pharos]], ruler of [[Hvar|Pharos]] c. 222 – 219 BC, involved in the [[Illyrian Wars|First Illyrian War]]
*[[Demetrius the Chronographer]] (late 3rd century BC), Jewish chronicler (historian)
*[[Demetrius I Soter]] (185–150 BC), king of [[Syria]]
*[[Demetrius I of Bactria]] (d. 180 BC), Greek king of [[Bactria]]
*[[Demetrius II of India]]  (fl. early 2nd century BC), possible relative of the above
*[[Demetrius II Nicator]] (d. 125 BC), son of Demetrius I Soter
*[[Demetrius III Aniketos]], Indo-Greek king {{circa|lk=no|100}} BC
*[[Demetrius III Eucaerus]] (d. 88 BC), son of Antiochus VIII Grypus, Seleucid King
*[[Demetrius the Cynic]] (1st century), [[Cynicism (philosophy)|Cynic]] philosopher
*[[Pope Demetrius I of Alexandria]], ruled in 189–232
*[[Demetrius of Thessaloniki]] (died 306), Christian martyr and saint

=== Medieval ===
* [[Demetrius of Bulgaria]] was the second [[Patriarch]] of the [[Bulgarian Orthodox Church]] between c. 927 and c. 930, and the first one to have been recognized by the [[Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople]]<ref name="BGpatriarchate">{{cite web|url=http://www.bg-patriarshia.bg/index.php?file=preslav_patriarchs.xml|title=Patriarchs of Preslav|website=Official site of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church|language=bg|access-date=3 March 2016|archive-date=7 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307002801/http://www.bg-patriarshia.bg/index.php?file=preslav_patriarchs.xml|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Demetrius Zvonimir of Croatia]] (died 1089), King of [[Kingdom of Croatia (medieval)|Croatia]] 1075–1089
*[[Demetrius I of Georgia]], son of [[David IV of Georgia]] the Great, (1125–1156)
*[[Demetrio Progoni]] (1208-1216), medieval Albanian prince

=== Modern ===
*Pseudo-Demetrius I, also known as [[False Dmitry I]], Tsar of Russia, ruled 1605–1606
*[[Demetrius the Neomartyr]] (1779–1803), Orthodox Christian martyr and saint
*[[Pope Demetrius II of Alexandria]], ruled in 1861–1870
*[[Demetrius Stefanovich Schilizzi]] (1839–1893)
*[[Demetriu Radu]] (1861–1920), Romanian Greek Catholic bishop
*[[Archbishop Demetrios of America|Demetrios Trakatellis]] (born 1928), Greek Orthodox Archbishop of America and Exarch of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. In office since 1999.
*[[Dimitrios Salpingidis]], Greek footballer
*[[Dimitris Papadopoulos (football)]], Greek footballer
*[[Demetrious Johnson (American football)]] (1961–2022), American football player
*[[Dimitrios Douros]] (born 1980), Greek baseball player
*[[Demetrious Johnson]] (born 1986), American mixed martial arts fighter
*[[Demetrius Rhaney]] (born 1992), American football player
*[[Dimitrios Siovas]], Greek footballer
*[[Demetrius Treadwell]] (born 1991), American basketball player for [[Hapoel Gilboa Galil]] of the Israeli League [[Liga Leumit (basketball)|Liga Leumit]]
*Temetrius Jamel [[Ja Morant]] (born 1999), American basketball player for [[Memphis Grizzlies]] in the [[NBA]].

==Fictional characters==
*[[Demetrius (Shakespeare)]], a main character in William Shakespeare's play, ''A Midsummer Night's Dream''; Demetrius is also a villainous character in Shakespeare's revenge tragedy, ''Titus Andronicus''
*Demetrius, a character in Mira Nair's ''[[Mississippi Masala]]''
*Demetrius, a Greek slave in the Lloyd C. Douglas Christian novel ''[[The Robe]]'' and its film sequel below 
*''[[Demetrius and the Gladiators]]'', a 1953 20th Century Fox film
*Demetrius, one of the Titans in the two-part ''[[Charmed]]'' episode "Oh My Goddess!"
*Demetrius Desmond, a character in Tatsuya Endo's ''[[Spy × Family]]''
*Demetrius, a character in [[Eric Barone]]'s game, ''[[Stardew Valley]]''
*Demetrios, a character in ''[[The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles]]'' 
*Demetri, a fictional character in the ''[[List of Twilight characters#The Volturi|Twilight]]'' fantasy series
*[[Demitri Maximoff]], a vampire from the Capcom video game series ''Darkstalkers''
*Dmitri Kissoff, a character in Stanley Kubrick's ''[[Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb]]''
*Dimitri Petrenko, a character in the first-person shooter ''[[Call of Duty: World at War#Characters|Call of Duty: World at War]]''

==In other languages==
*{{langx|sq|Dhimitër}}
*{{langx|be|Зьміцер, Зьмітрок, Дзмітрый}} (Źmicier, Źmitrok, [[Dzmitry]])
*{{langx|bg|Димитър}} (Dimitar)
*{{langx|ca|Demetri}}
*{{langx|nl|Dimitri}}
*{{langx|fi|Mitri, Mitro, Dimitri}}
*{{langx|fr|Dimitri}}
*{{lang-ka|დემეტრე ([[Demetre]]), დიმიტრი (Dimitri)}}
*{{langx|de|Demetrius}}
*Modern {{langx|el|Δημήτριος, Δημήτρης, Μήτρος, Μήτσος, Μητσάρας, Ντίμης}} ([[Dimitris|Dimitrios]], Dimitris, Mitros, Mitsos, Mitsaras, Dimis)
*{{langx|he|(Demetrius) דמיטריוס ,(Dima) דימה ,(Dmitriy) דמיטרי}}
*{{langx|hu|Dömötör}}
*{{langx|it|Demetrio, Dimitri}}
*{{langx|pl|Dymitr, Demetriusz}}
*{{langx|pt|Demétrio}}
*{{langx|ro|Dumitru, Dimitrie}}
*{{langx|ru|Дмитрий, Митя}} ([[Dmitriy]], Mitja)
*{{langx|sk|Demeter}}
*{{langx|sl|Dimitrij, Mitja}}
*{{langx|tr|Demeter}}
*{{langx|es|Demetrio}}
*{{langx|uk|Дмитро}} ([[Dmytro]])
*{{Langx|sr|Димитрије (Dimitrije), Дмитар (Dmitar), Митар (Mitar)}}
*{{Langx|hr|Dmitar}}

==References==
*{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080611053943/http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/0967.html Demetrius]}} [[Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology]]
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