Dmitri
Meaning of Dmitri
Dmitri is a male name with origins in Russia. It has various pronunciations depending on the language. In English, it is pronounced as dih-MEE-tree (/dɪmˈi:tri/), while in French, it is pronounced as dee-MEE-tree (/di.mi.tʁi/). The German pronunciation is DEE-mee-tree (/ˈde:mikri:/), and in Russian, it is pronounced as DMEE-tree (/ˈdmɪtri/). Variations of the name include Dmitry and Dmitriy.
When looking at data for newborns in the United States of America, Dmitri has been a moderately popular choice over the years. In recent times, it has ranked between 2,000 and 3,000 in terms of occurrence. However, there was an increase in popularity during the early 2000s when it ranked around 1,800. Overall, Dmitri remains a unique and distinctive name for parents seeking something less common for their baby boy.
Pronunciation
German
- Pronunced as DEE-mee-tree (/ˈde:mikri:/)
French
- Pronunced as dee-MEE-tree (/di.mi.tʁi/)
English
- Pronunced as dih-MEE-tree (/dɪmˈi:tri/)
Russian
- Pronunced as DMEE-tree (/ˈdmɪtri/)
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Notable People Named Dmitri
| Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich was a renowned Soviet-era Russian composer and pianist, celebrated for his First Symphony and recognized as a significant figure in the world of music. |
| Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev, a Russian chemist and inventor, is famous for formulating the Periodic Law and creating a version of the periodic table of elements. |
| Dmitri Nikolaevich Smirnov was a prolific Russian-British composer known for his operas, symphonies, and chamber music, often drawing inspiration from the art of William Blake. |
| Dmitri Aleksandrovich Hvorostovsky was a renowned Russian operatic baritone. |
| Dmitri Z. Garbuzov was a pioneer and inventor of room temperature continuous-wave-operating diode lasers and high-power diode lasers. |
| Dmitri Dmitrievich Ivanenko was a prominent Soviet theoretical physicist known for his significant contributions to nuclear physics, field theory, and gravitation theory. |
| Dmitri Vladimirovich Nabokov, the son of author Vladimir Nabokov, was an American opera singer and translator who later translated many of his father's works into other languages and served as the executor of his literary estate. |
| Dmitri Alekseyevich Tarasov is a retired Russian footballer known for his role as a central or defensive midfielder. |
| Dmitri Yurievich Nossov is a Russian judoka and politician. |
| Dmitri Vitalyevich Trenin is a former Russian military intelligence colonel and member of Russia’s Foreign and Defence Policy Council, known for his role as the director of the Carnegie Moscow Center. |
| Dmitri Kozlov - Dmitry Ilyich Kozlov was a Russian aerospace engineer known for founding the Progress State Research and Production Rocket Space Center. |
| Dmitri Olegovich Orlov is a renowned Russian mathematician known for his work in algebraic geometry, particularly for the Bondal-Orlov reconstruction theorem. |
| Dmitri Golubov is a Ukrainian politician, former Member of the Parliament of Ukraine, and leader of the Internet Party of Ukraine. |
| Dmitri Yafaev - Dmitri R. Yafaev is a Russian-French mathematical physicist. |
| Dmitri Alexeyevich Smirnov was a Russian operatic tenor known for his lyric voice and bravura singing technique. |
