# Demetrius

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /dɪˈmiːtɹɪəs/ · frequency rank #36,953

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Ancient Greek.

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek Δημήτριος (Dēmḗtrios, literally “belonging to Δημήτηρ (Dēmḗtēr), the earth goddess”); from Δή (Dḗ), an early form of γῆ (gê, “earth”) + μήτηρ (mḗtēr, “mother”). Doublet of Dimitris and Dmitry.

## Common misspellings (13)
`ddemetrius`, `deemtrius`, `demertius`, `demetirus`, `demetrisu`, `demetriuss`, `demetrrius`, `demetruis`, `demettrius`, `demmetrius`, `demterius`, `dmeetrius`, `edmetrius`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/demetrius