<Tr> <Th> Related names </Th> <Td> Demetrius, Demetria, Demetrios, Demeter, Demetra, Demi, Dimitrije, Dimitris, Dimitar, Mitar </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Popularity </Th> <Td> see popular names </Td> </Tr> <P> Dmitry (Russian: Дми́трий); Church Slavic form: Dimitry or Dimitri (Дими́трий); ancient Russian forms: D'mitr (iy) or Dmitr (Дьмитр (ии) or Дъмитръ) is a male given name, the Russian version of Greek Demetrios (Δημήτριος Dēmētrios (ðiˈmitrios)). The meaning of the name is a "devoted to," "dedicated to, or "follower of Demeter" (Δημήτηρ Dēmētēr), "mother - earth", the Greek goddess of agriculture . </P> <P> Short forms of the name from the 13th - 14th centuries are: Mit, Mitya, Mityay, Mit'ka or Miten'ka (Мить, Ми́тя, Митя́й, Ми́тька, or Ми́тенька); from the 20th century (originated from the Church Slavic form) are: Dima, Dimka, Dimochka, Dimulya, Dimusha etc . (Ди́ма, Ди́мка, Ди́мочка, Диму́ля, Диму́ша, etc .) </P>

What is the origin of the name dimitri