Dmitry, transliterated from Russian as
Dmitrii (, ); Church Slavic form:
Dimitry or
Dimitri ; ancient Russian forms:
D'mitr(iy) or
Dmitr ( or ) is a male
given name, the Russian version of
Greek Demetrius (Δημήτριος
Dēmētrios, ). The meaning of the name is a "devoted to," "dedicated to, or "follower of
Demeter" (Δημήτηρ
Dēmētēr), "mother-earth", the
Greek goddess of
agriculture.