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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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Demetrius m. Ancient Greek Δημήτριος 'devoted to Demeter'.

The name of a minor New Testament character, a 4th C Greek saint, an 11th C king of Croatia and Dalmatia, a 12th C king of Georgia, a 14th C saint and grand prince of Moscow, and a 15th C tsar of Russia. Wycliffite Bible (1395): Demetrie.

Finland
Early Modern Swedish
1582 Demittri (nom) Audén1980 p. 171, Dijmitta ibid. p. 171
Hungary
Latin
1302 demetrius (nom) Slíz p. 90, s.n. Demetrius; 1303 demetrius (nom) ibid. p. 90, s.n. Demetrius; 1307 demetrius (nom) ibid. p. 91, s.n. Demetrius; 1311 demetrii (gen) ibid. p. 91, s.n. Demetrius; 1312 demetrii (gen) ibid. p. 91, s.n. Demetrius; 1314 demetrius (nom) ibid. p. 91, s.n. Demetrius; 1317 Demetrii (gen) CDH-VIII-II X, Demetrio (abl) ibid. XV, Demetrium (acc) ibid. IV, Demetriy (gen) Slíz p. 91, s.n. Demetrius, demetrio (abl) ibid. p. 91, s.n. Demetrius; 1318 Demetriy (gen) ibid. p. 91, s.n. Demetrius; 1319 Demetrius (nom) ibid. p. 91, s.n. Demetrius; 1320 Demetrio (abl) ibid. p. 91, s.n. Demetrius, demetrii (gen) ibid. p. 91, s.n. Demetrius; 1322 Demetrii (gen) ibid. p. 91, s.n. Demetrius; 1324 Demetrio (abl) ibid. p. 91, s.n. Demetrius; 1325 Demetrio (abl) ibid. p. 91, s.n. Demetrius; 1326 Demetrii (gen) ibid. p. 91, s.n. Demetrius; 1327 Demetrii (gen) ibid. p. 91, s.n. Demetrius; 1328 Demetrius (nom) ibid. p. 91, s.n. Demetrius; 1329 Demetrii (gen) ibid. p. 92, s.n. Demetrius, Demetrio (abl) ibid. p. 92, s.n. Demetrius; 1330 Demetrii (gen) ibid. p. 92, s.n. Demetrius, Demetrio (abl) ibid. p. 92, s.n. Demetrius; 1331 Demetrii ibid. p. 92, s.n. Demetrius; 1332 Demetrius (nom) ibid. p. 92, s.n. Demetrius; 1332x1337 Demetrius (nom) ibid. p. 92, s.n. Demetrius; 1333 Demetrii (gen) ibid. p. 94, s.n. Demetrius, Demetrio (abl) ibid. p. 94, s.n. Demetrius, Demetrius (nom) ibid. p. 91, s.n. Demetrius; 1334 Demetrii (gen) ibid. p. 94, s.n. Demetrius, Demetrius (nom) ibid. p. 94, s.n. Demetrius, Demetriy (gen) ibid. p. 94, s.n. Demetrius; 1335 Demetrii (gen) ibid. p. 94, s.n. Demetrius, Demetrium (acc) ibid. p. 94, s.n. Demetrius; 1336 Demetrio (gen) ibid. p. 94, s.n. Demetrius; 1337 Demetrii (gen) ibid. p. 94, s.n. Demetrius, Demetrius (nom) ibid. p. 94, s.n. Demetrius; 1338 Demetrii (gen) ibid. p. 95, s.n. Demetrius, Demetrium (acc) ibid. p. 95, s.n. Demetrius, Demetrius (nom) ibid. p. 95, s.n. Demetrius; 1339 Demetrius (nom) ibid. p. 95, s.n. Demetrius; 1340 Demetrii (gen) ibid. p. 95, s.n. Demetrius; 1341 Demetrii (gen) ibid. p. 95, s.n. Demetrius, Demetrio (abl) ibid. p. 95, s.n. Demetrius, Demetrius (nom) ibid. p. 95, s.n. Demetrius; 1342 Demetrii (gen) ibid. p. 95, s.n. Demetrius, Demetrius (nom) ibid. p. 95, s.n. Demetrius; 1351 Demetrio (abl) CDH-IX-II I
1323 Deme (nom) Slíz p. 95, s.n. Demetrius; 1330 Deme (nom) ibid. p. 95, s.n. Demetrius; 1332 Deme (nom) ibid. p. 95, s.n. Demetrius; 1332x1337 Dench (nom) ibid. p. 95, s.n. Demetrius; 1333 Denk (nom) ibid. p. 95, s.n. Demetrius; 1335 Deme (nom) ibid. p. 95, s.n. Demetrius; 1337 Denk (nom) ibid. p. 95, s.n. Demetrius; 1338 Deme (nom) ibid. p. 95, s.n. Demetrius
Italy
Latin
1367 Dimitri (nom) Livi 131/132
Latvia
Latin
1292 Demitere (nom) RigSB 299; 1295 Demytere (nom) ibid. 59; 1301 Demiter (nom) ibid. 305, Demitre (nom) ibid. 310; 1302 Dimiter (nom) ibid. 192
Cite as: R. Le Get, M. Slíz, S.L. Uckelman. "Demetrius". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2019, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2019/1/name/Demetrius.