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Dimitroula
Dimitroula is a female Greek name; it is a cute and tender version of the name Dimitra, one of its main nicknames. Dimitroula is a name used to call a small girl or a woman in a more playful way. However, as with many nicknames and diminutives in Greece, many women keep this name as [...]
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Dimitrios
Dimitrios is a male name in Greece; it is one of the most common Greek names, quite popular in Northern Greece and mostly in Thessaloniki and nearby areas. Dimitrios is a name deriving from the female name Demeter (associated with Goddess Demeter in the ancient years), referring to the one born from the earth.
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Dionissia
Dionissia is a Greek female name, the female respective of name Dionissis. Its roots are also found in God Dionissos of the Ancient Greek mythology, the God of wine and fertility. Dionissia is less common name than Dionissis, although quite popular in the Ionian Islands as well.
Sound of name Dionissia: Dee-o-nee-ssee-a
Male Version of name Dionissia: [...]
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Dionissis
Dionissis is a common male name in Greece, especially popular in the Ionian Islands and most particularly the island of Zakinthos – Zante. Dionissis is a name whose etymology is found at the roots of the ancient Greek language. It comes from the words “Dios” (meaning of Zeus) and Nysa which was the name of [...]
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Danai
Danai is a female Greek name, whose roots are found in the very same origins of the Greek nation as well. Danai comes from the Greek word “Danaoi”, the one of the three tribes that compound the Greek nation in the early ancient years, along with the Achaean and Iones. Danaoi is a word used [...]
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Dimitra
Dimitra is a Greek female name that appeared in the ancient years, as the most known woman bearing this name was godess Demeter, Dimitra in Greek. The word Demeter derives from the Greek words Gi (Gaia) and Mitra (Mother). The name Dimitra or Demeter as it mostly appears in Latin and English refers to the [...]
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Dimitris
Dimitris is a very common Greek male name, deriving from name Dimitrios, the Greek version of the name Demetrius. Dimitrios is a name that comes from the female name Demeter (Goddess Dimitra is the most known since the antiquity). Demeter derives from the Greek words Gi (Gaia) and Mitra (Mother). The name Dimitrios or Dimitris [...]