Meaning, origin and history of the name Dimitar

Gender Masculine

Scripts Димитар (Macedonian)

Pronounced Pron. /di.ˈmi.tar/ (Macedonian) [key ·simplify]

Meaning & History

Bulgarian and Macedonian form of Demetrius.

Rootsda + meter

VariantDimitrij (Macedonian)

DiminutivesDimo, Mitko, Mitre (Bulgarian) Dimo, Mitko, Mitre (Macedonian)

Feminine FormsDimitrina, Dimitrinka (Bulgarian)

Other Languages & CulturesDhimitër (Albanian) Demetrios, Demetrius (Ancient Greek) Dzmitry (Belarusian) Dmitar (Croatian) Dimitri (French) Demetre, Dima, Dimitri (Georgian) Demetrios, Dimitrios, Dimitris, Dimos (Greek) Demeter, Dömötör (Hungarian) Demetrio (Italian) Dmitrijs (Latvian) Dymitr (Polish) Demétrio (Portuguese) Dimitrie, Dumitru, Mitică (Romanian) Dmitri, Dmitrii, Dmitriy, Dmitry, Dima, Dimitri, Dimka, Mitya (Russian) Dimitrije, Dmitar, Mitar (Serbian) Demeter (Slovak) Dimitrij, Mitja (Slovene) Demetrio (Spanish) Dmytro (Ukrainian)

Surname DescendantsDimitrov, Dimitrova (Bulgarian) Dimitrov, Dimitrova (Macedonian)

classic mature formal upper class natural strong refined strange complex serious

Bulgaria: October 26