Dumitru
A boys’ name of Greek origin, meaning devoted to Demeter; Romanian form of Demetrius.
Babies a year
6
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#3256
6 babies
Dumitru by the numbers
In 2025, 6 babies in England and Wales were named Dumitru.
Other names that come from Demetrius
Like Dumitru, each of these traces back to Demetrius: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Demetriusfollower of Demeter the harvest goddess323 in the US (2017)
- Demetrifollower of demeter; a form of Demetrius86 in the US (2017)
- Demetriofollower of demeter; a form of Demetrius19 in the US (2017)
- Demetriousfollower of demeter; a form of Demetrius17 in the US (2017)
- Demetricof demeter, goddess of harvest; a form of Demetrius12 in the US (2017)
- Demetriceof demeter, goddess of harvest; a form of Demetrius12 in the US (2017)
- Demeriusof Demeter; a form of Demetrius8 in the US (2017)
- Dekebiter; a diminutive of Demetrius5 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Dumitru. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Dimitridevoted to Demeter; a form of Demetrius234 in the US (2017)
- Dmitrifollower of Demeter; a form of Demetrius50 in the US (2017)
- Demitridevoted to Demeter; a variant of Dmitri36 in the US (2017)
- Dmitrydevoted to Demeter; the goddess of harvest27 in the US (2017)
- Dimitrydevoted to demeter; a form of Dmitri13 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean holiness
Like Dumitru, each of these has holiness in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Christianfollower of christ; anointed one7,058 in the US (2017)
- SantiagoSaint James4,193 in the US (2017)
- Sydneywide meadow or saint Denis2,047 in the US (2017)
- Messiahanointed one; the savior2,009 in the US (2017)
- ThiagoSaint James1,765 in the US (2017)
- Malcolmdevotee of Saint Columba804 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Dumitru
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