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{{short description|Ancient Greek male given name meaning "devoted to Demeter"}}
{{About|a given name}}
{{Infobox given name
| name = Demetrius
| image= Demeter Altemps Inv8546.jpg
| caption=A statue of the goddess [[Demeter]]
| pronunciation=
| gender = [[Male]]
| meaning = tribute to [[Goddess]] of ''[[Grain]]'': [[Demeter]], Mother-Earth
| region =
| origin = [[Greeks|Greek]]
| related names = [[Dimitrije]], [[Demetria (name)|Demetria]], [[Dimitrios]], [[Demetra]], [[Demi]], [[Dimitris]], [[Dmitry]], [[Dimitar]], [[Mitar]], [[Dmytro]], [[Dimitrie]], [[Dumitru]], [[Dhimitër]]
| footnotes =
}}
'''Demetrius''' is the [[Latinization of names|Latinized]] form of the [[Ancient Greek]] [[male name|male]] [[Greek given names|given name]] ''Dēmḗtrios'' ({{lang|grc|Δημήτριος}}), meaning "devoted to goddess [[Demeter]]". 
Alternate forms include '''Demetrios''', '''Dimitrios''', '''Dimitris''', '''[[Dmytro]]''', '''[[Dimitri]]''', '''Dimitrie''', '''[[Dimitar]]''', '''Dumitru''', '''Demitri''', '''[[Dhimitër]]''', '''[[Dimitrije]]''' and '''Zmicier''',<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.behindthename.com/name/demetrius|title = Meaning, origin and history of the name Demetrius}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=Demeter|title=Demeter &#124; Etymology, origin and meaning of the name demeter by etymonline}}</ref> in addition to other forms (such as [[Russian language|Russian]] '''[[Dmitry]]''') descended from it. Nicknames include Demmie, Dimmie, [[Demi]], Jim, Jimmy, Jimmie, Metry, Metrie, Mimmie, Demetri, [[Dmitri]], Mitică, Mitya and Dima.

'''Demetrius''' and its variations may refer to the following: