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Demetria
Say it: dih-MEE-tree-uh
Meaning
Feminine of Demetrius, 'of Demeter'; the goddess's name likely contains mētēr 'mother'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Common in modern Greece as Dimitra.
Its wave through time
A fashion of the 1970s
In the United States
- 10,988 babies given this name since 1914
- At its height in 1974, about 1 in 4,000 girls
- 25 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Greek | Dimitra |
|---|---|
| Italian | Demetria |
| Spanish | Demetria |
Famous bearers
- Demi Lovato, American singer (born Demetria)
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Where this comes from
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- Calendars of saints and name days
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.