Demetrios as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Demetrios

What is the meaning of the name Demetrios ?

The baby name Demetrios is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced Greek: /ðeˈmitrios/; English (common): /ˌdɛmɪˈtriːoʊs/ — deh-MEE-tree-ohs.

Demetrios is Greek in Origin.

Demetrios (Greek Δημήτριος) is a classical Greek name meaning “belonging to Demeter,” the goddess of agriculture, grain, and fertility. Built on the theonym Demeter and the adjectival -ios suffix, it conveys “devoted to Demeter” and by extension associations with the earth’s bounty and protection.

The name appears in inscriptions and literature of ancient Greece and Hellenistic realms, borne by figures such as Demetrius I of Macedon, the Seleucid kings Demetrius I Soter and Demetrius II Nicator, a statesman Demetrius of Phalerum, and characters in the New Testament (Acts; 3 John). Veneration of Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki propelled lasting use throughout Byzantium and the Slavic world. Variants include Demetrius (Latin/English), Demetrio (Italian/Spanish), Demétrio (Portuguese), Dimitrios and the common Greek form Dimitris; Slavic forms Dmitry/Dmitri, Dmytro, Dzmitry, Dimitar, Dymitr/Demetriusz (Polish), Dumitru (Romanian), Dimitrije (Serbian), Dömötör (Hungarian), and Dhimitër (Albanian).