Dmitry
name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A transliteration of the Russian male given name Дми́трий (Dmítrij).
"Maria Ressa, the chief executive and cofounder of Rappler, and Dmitry Muratov, the editor-in-chief of Novaya Gazeta, were named as this year’s laureates by Berit Reiss-Andersen, the chair of the Norwegian Nobel committee."
Synonyms
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More examples"Dmitry Vladimirovich shook his finger at Vladimir Dmitrievich."
Etymology
From Russian Дми́трий (Dmítrij), from Byzantine Greek Δημήτριος (Dēmḗtrios), from Δημήτηρ (Dēmḗtēr, “Demeter”) + -ιος (-ios, “pertaining to”). Doublet of Demetrius, Dimitri, and Dimitris.