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Demetri - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Demetri

[ syll. de-me-tri, dem-et-ri ] The boy name Demetri is pronounced as DIHMEHTRiy KEY. Demetri is primarily used in English and Greek, and it is of Old Greek origin. Demetri is a variation of the English name Demetrius.

Demetri is rare as a baby name for boys. At the modest peak of its usage in 1992, 0.009% of baby boys were named Demetri. It ranked at #778 then. The baby name has since experienced a decline in frequency, and is now of sporadic use. Out of the group of boy names directly related to Demetri, the English Demetrius was the most commonly used in 2008.

Baby names that sound like Demetri include the English and Hungarian Demeter, the French Demetre, the English Demitri, the English Demitry, the English, French, and Russian Dimitri, the Indian Dinendra, the Russian Dmitri, the Hungarian Dometer, the Hungarian Domotor, the Polish Dymitry, the English D'Andre, the Indian Damodar, the English Dandre, the Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish Demetrio, the Slavic Dimitr, the Russian Dimitre, the Russian Dmitrii, the Russian Dmitriy, the Ukrainian Dmitro, and the Russian Dmitry.

KEY: approx pronunciation for Demetri: D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"


 
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