Demetri

Meaning of Demetri

Earth mother; Follower of Demeter.

Demetri is an elegant masculine name of Catalan origin. It comes from the Latin name Demetrius, which originated from the Greek name Δημήτριος (Demetrios), to refer to the Greek mythological Goddess Demeter. The possible meaning of this Goddess of agriculture is ‘Earth mother,’ derived from the combination of two words from Greek – δᾶ (da) meaning ‘earth’ and μήτηρ (meter) meaning ‘mother.’ She was the daughter of Cronus, the sister of Zeus, and the mother of Persephone. Thus, the name Demetri can be called the ‘follower of Demeter.’ Many saints bore this name and one revered name was Saint Demetrius of Thessalonica. He is also referred to as the Holy Great-Martyr Demetrius the Myroblyte (which translates to ‘the Myrrh-Gusher’ or ‘Myrrh-Streamer’), was a Christian martyr of Greek origin during the 3rd century AD and early 4th century AD.

Numerology of Demetri

38 → 3 + 8 = 11

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