The baby name Dmitar is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /dmiˈtar/ — DMI-tar (stress on the second syllable).
Dmitar is Slavic in Origin.
The baby name Dmitar is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /dmiˈtar/ — DMI-tar (stress on the second syllable).
Dmitar is Slavic in Origin.
Dmitar is a South Slavic form of Greek Demetrios, meaning “devotee of Demeter,” the goddess of agriculture and fertility. It entered Slavic naming through Byzantine and early Christian influence, gaining prestige from the cult of Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki, a revered military martyr across the Balkans. The form Dmitar appears in medieval records in the western Balkans; a notable bearer is King Dmitar Zvonimir of Croatia (11th century). Today it reads as traditional and regionally distinctive within Serbian, Croatian, and Bosnian contexts, though less common than related spellings.
Variants include Dimitar (Bulgarian, Macedonian), Dimitrije (Serbian), Dmytro (Ukrainian), Dmitry/Dmitri (Russian), Dymitr (Polish), Dumitru (Romanian), Dzmitry (Belarusian), Demetre (Georgian), Dhimitër (Albanian), and the classical Demetrius/Demetrios. Hypocoristics and local short forms include Mitar, Mitre, and Mita. Feminine counterparts appear as Dimitra/Demetra or Demetria.
Dmitar is an uncommon pick. There are only 19 recorded uses of it in our data, from 4 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RS | 0 | #84 | 1 | 923 | |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #147 | 8 | 2,277 |
| HR | 0 | #181 | 1 | 2,081 | |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #254 | 6 | 3,997 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #294 | 1 | 3,687 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
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