Boy name origins & meanings Greek : Lover of the earth Boy name variations Demetrius Demitiri Demetrios Dimitry Dimity Demeter Demetre Demetri Demetris Demmy Dmitri Family name origins & meanings Southern Italian : patronymic form of the personal name Demetrio, from Greek Dēmētrios (Latin Demetrius; see Demetriou).Bulgarian : from the personal name Dimitri, from Greek Dēmētrios (see Demetriou). Famous people who gave their babies this name Harry Hamlin