Mitja

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Usage：Slovene

Meaning & History：

Slovene form of MITYA.

MITYA male Russian

Diminutive of DMITRIY or MITROFAN.

DMITRIY male Russian

Russian form of DEMETRIUS. Dmitriy Mendeleev was the Russian chemist who devised the periodic table.

DEMETRIUS male Ancient Greek (Latinized)

Latinized form of the Greek name Δημητριος (Demetrios), which was derived from the name of the Greek goddess DEMETER (1). Kings of Macedon and the Seleucid kingdom have had this name. This was also the name of several early saints including a Saint Demetrius who was martyred in the 4th century.

DEMETER (1) female Greek Mythology

Possibly means "earth mother", derived from Greek δα (da) "earth" and μητηρ (meter) "mother". In Greek mythology Demeter was the goddess of agriculture, the daughter of Cronus, the sister of Zeus, and the mother of Persephone.

MITROFAN male Russian

Russian form of METROPHANES.

METROPHANES male Ancient Greek

Derived from Greek μητηρ (meter) "mother" (genitive μητρος) and φανης (phanes) "appearing". Saint Metrophanes was the first bishop of Byzantium (4th century).

Names related to Mitja：

FULL FORMS

SLOVENE: Dimitrij

EQUIVALENTS

ANCIENT GREEK: Demetrios, Demetrius, Metrophanes

BULGARIAN: Dimitar, Mitre

CROATIAN: Dmitar

FRENCH: Dimitri

GREEK: Demetrios, Dimitrios, Dimitris

HUNGARIAN: Demeter, Dömötör

ITALIAN: Demetrio

MACEDONIAN: Dimitar, Dimitrij, Mitre