Demetrios

"Devoted to Demeter; follower of the goddess of harvest"

♂ Männlich · Greek
Greek classical mythological Orthodox ancient

📖 Über Demetrios

Demetrios ist die klassische griechische Form mit der Bedeutung "der Demeter Ergebene." Getragen von makedonischen Königen und dem großen orthodoxen Militärheiligen von Thessaloniki, bleibt er grundlegend für die griechische Namenstradition.

📍 Details

  • HerkunftGreek
  • Geschlecht♂ Männlich
  • BedeutungDevoted to Demeter; follower of the goddess of harvest

🔀 Varianten & Verwandte Namen

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⭐ Berühmte Persönlichkeiten

  • Demetrios I Poliorcetes — Macedonian king (337-283 BC) known as "the Besieger" for his innovative siege warfare, one of the successors of Alexander the Great who ruled over Greece and Macedonia
  • Saint Demetrios of Thessaloniki — Christian martyr (3rd-4th century) and one of the most important military saints in Eastern Orthodoxy, patron saint of Thessaloniki whose feast day (October 26) is a major celebration
  • Demetrios of Phalerum — Athenian orator and statesman (350-280 BC) who governed Athens and later helped establish the Great Library of Alexandria in Egypt
  • Demetrios Christodoulou — Greek-American mathematician who won the Shaw Prize and made fundamental contributions to general relativity and the mathematical theory of black holes