Demetrius

Greek

"follower of Demeter"

Demetrius Origin and Meaning

The name Demetrius is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "follower of Demeter".

Classical and Shakespearean name that may appeal if you like your names long, flowing and multicultural.

Demetrius Rank in US Top 1000

# 979 in the US

Demetrius Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 966 on Nameberry

Demetrius Popularity

• 979 US 2022
• 966 Nameberry 2024

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Famous People Named Demetrius

• Demetrius silversmith of Ephesus (Acts 19:24)
• Demetrius praised by the apostle John (3 John 12)
• Demetrius Augustine Gallitzin Russian priest and missionary
• Demetrius Jackson American basketball player
• Demetrius Cesar Andrade American boxer
• Demetrius "Red" Pugh American rapper of group Another Bad Creation"
• Demetrius Stewart aka Shawty Redd American rapper
• Demetrius Vikelas Greek businessman; first president of the IOC
• Demetrius Joyette Canadian actor
• Demetrius Grosse American actor

Demetrius in Pop Culture

• Demetrius character in Shakespeare's "A Midsummer's Night Dream"
• Demetrius character in Shakespeare's "Antony and Cleopatra"
• Demetrius character in Shakespeare's "Titus Andronicus"
• Demetrius a main character in Friedrich Schiller's dramatic fragment of the same name, Alexander Pushkin's blank verse drama Boris Godunov and several other works of literature; modelled after Tsar False Dimitry I
• Demetrius Williams character in Mira Nair's "Mississippi Masala" and 1991 film
• Demetrius character in Lloyd C. Douglas' "The Robe" and its film, "Demetrius and the Gladiators"