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Dmitry
Dmitry ( ; Church Slavic form: Dimitry or Dimitri ( ); ancient Russian forms: D'mitriy or Dmitr ( or )) is a male given name common in Orthodox Christian culture, the Russian version of Demetrios ( , ). The meaning of the name is "devoted to, dedicated to, or follower of Demeter" (Δημήτηρ, Dēmētēr), "mother-earth", the Greek goddess of agriculture. Short forms of the name from the 13th–14th centuries are Mit, Mitya, Mityay, Mit'ka or Miten'ka ( , or ); from the 20th century (originated from the Church Slavic form) are Dima, Dimka, Dimochka, Dimulya, Dimusha, Dimon etc. ( , etc.)
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Dmitry ( ; Church Slavic form: Dimitry or Dimitri ( ); ancient Russian forms: D'mitriy or Dmitr ( or )) is a male given name common in Orthodox Christian culture, the Russian version of Demetrios ( , ). The meaning of the name is "devoted to, dedicated to, or follower of Demeter" (Δημήτηρ, Dēmētēr), "mother-earth", the Greek goddess of agriculture. Short forms of the name from the 13th–14th centuries are Mit, Mitya, Mityay, Mit'ka or Miten'ka ( , or ); from the 20th century (originated from the Church Slavic form) are Dima, Dimka, Dimochka, Dimulya, Dimusha, Dimon etc. ( , etc.)
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