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[serendipitous13.livejournal.com]

A new guy started at my work today. His name is Dimitar. I've never seen this. When I first heard it I automatically thought "Demeter" as in the Greek goddess. But Dimitar looks like it may be more Russian? I'm not sure. Does anyone know anything about this name?

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[littlehounddog.livejournal.com]

I don't but that's an interesting name. Is it pronounced like Demeter?

[serendipitous13.livejournal.com]

VERY similar to it. It's more of a "tar" at the end though. The first "i" has the same sound as the first "e" in Demeter. So it's like De- me- tar. I wish I had the ability to type out schwas and other symbols for pronunciations. That first "i" in "Dimitar" is a schwa sound if that helps at all.

[stuology.livejournal.com]

It is the same meaning--Earth Goddess. Dimitar is Bulgarian in origin. It is the same version of the Russian Dimitri and the modern English Demetre, Demetrius and ancient Greek Demetrios.

[serendipitous13.livejournal.com]

Oh neat. Thanks so much!