Name Dmitry

Origins and translations for the name Dmitry:

1. East Slavic (Russian Дмитрий) hugely popular name, which was derived from the Greek name (Demetrius) means - "devoted to goddess Demeter (mother of Earth)". Meaning - "life giver" or from modern Greek (δημητριακό) [di̱mi̱triakó] - "cereal", or comes from ancient Greek word (δμητήρ) [dmitir] - "handler, tamer".

2. Derived from the Turkic word Demir and interpretation is - "ferrous, irony, ferruginous".

3. Derived from Sanskrit word (मित्र) [mitra] denotation - "friend, comrade, chum, hail fellow".

4. Old Persian (میترا) [Mitra] means - "friendship, contract, agreement".

St. Dmitriy Donskoy

Dmitry Ivanovich Donskoy, or Dmitry of the Don, sometimes referred to as Dmitry I (12 October 1350, Moscow - 19 May 1389, Moscow), son of Ivan II Krasny, reigned as the Prince of Moscow from 1359 and Grand Prince of Vladimir from 1363 to his death. He was the first prince of Moscow to openly challenge Mongol authority in Russia. His nickname, Donskoy ("of the Don"), alludes to his great victory against the Tatars in the Battle of Kulikovo (1380) which took place on the Don River.