Dimitris
A form of Dimitrios
Demetrius, in English
Saint Demetrios the Myrrh-gusher of Thessaloniki.
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Origin
The story of Dimitrios
Dimitrios keeps 26 October — Saint Demetrios the Myrrh-gusher of Thessaloniki.
The name reaches back past the saint to the old gods. Δημήτριος means “belonging to Demeter” — Δημήτηρ, the ancient earth-goddess of the harvest.
“Belonging to Demeter — the earth-goddess of the harvest.”
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Variations
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