Dimity as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Dimity

What is the meaning of the name Dimity ?

The baby name Dimity is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced DIM-ih-tee (IPA: /ˈdɪmɪti/).

Dimity is English in Origin.

Dimity is an English word-name taken from the fine cotton fabric, itself from Middle English dimitee, via Late Latin dimitum and Greek dímitos, “double-threaded” (di- “two” + mitos “thread”). The cloth’s characteristic raised stripes and durability made it popular in early modern Britain, and the term migrated into the lexicon of genteel domesticity - an association that colors the name’s gentle, old-fashioned tone.

As a given name, Dimity appears sporadically in parish records from the 18th and 19th centuries in England and later in Australia and New Zealand, where it enjoys occasional revival among lovers of vintage word-names. It conveys the literal sense “double-threaded” and the figurative feel of airy lightness and homely craft. Pet forms include Dimi and Mitty; very rare variant spellings like Dymity occur. Despite the sound-alike, Dimity is unrelated to Dimitri/Dimitra from Greek Demeter.

⚙ Dimity is an extremely rare name. Across our dataset of national birth registries and international name records, Dimity appears only 7 times in total — found in 6 countries. If you're considering it, you'd be giving your child a name almost nobody else has.