Dimitra
Δήμητρα
Dimitra, in English
Saint Demetrios the Myrrh-gusher of Thessaloniki — kept on 26 October.
AI-generated · contemporary interpretation · onomasti original, 2026
Origin
The story of Dimitra
Dimitra keeps 26 October — Saint Demetrios the Myrrh-gusher of Thessaloniki.
Dimitra keeps the day as the feminine of Dimitrios.
The feminine of Dimitrios carries the older goddess in it: Δήμητρα (Demeter) — possibly “earth mother,” from δᾶ (“earth”) and μήτηρ (“mother”).
“Earth mother.”
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Δήμητρα
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Δήμητρα
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DepictingHoly, Glorious Demetrios the Myrrh-gusher of Thessaloniki
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