Name spelling / Name order

whoberry · June 2014

I thought we'd decided

tbmadeamistake · June 2014

Go with your initial choice. As someone with an uncommon first name, people get used to it and you get used to correcting, adjusting, etc. Plus, even without Dimitri as a fun, if your last name has a bunch of i's as well, he'll end up spelling that anyway.

NICOLEhf01 · June 2014

I love Demetri! I'm Greek also and that was one of the names we considered. Also, my brother's name is just Alex (not Alexander). My parents felt the same... Why name him Alexander when we'd just call him Alex? I do like Alexander as the MN though. Honestly you can't go wrong with any of those combinations but my fave would be Demetri Alexander.

ginger1228 · June 2014

It's PP said, I like Demetri better. Less i's.
Demetri Alexander

ashquack · June 2014

Dimitri or demetri are great!!! Love the name! Alexander is a great MN but super common as FN. Good luck!!!

Ladymouse · June 2014

Dimitri is the most familiar spelling in the US. Go with that if you use it as a first name.

If you compulsively nickname, though, what will you use for Dimitri? Dim? Meaty? Tree? I like Dimitri in theory, but as another compulsive nickname person, it gives me pause.

I've got an Alexander, nn Xander (also because Alex is unisex to me.) If a different nickname suits him better when he's older, he'll use another nickname.

genromeo · June 2014

Demetrius would get my vote (and then call him Demitri). I'm also Greek and that's the most common way it appears in my family circle.

mrsvoy · June 2014

I think Dimitri as a first name is a great choice.

magsugar13 · June 2014

Dimitris is one of my all time favorite names...and I would have used it if my daughter was a he.

I love any form of it so they are all good to my, but i voted dimitris with nn just because

macchiatto · June 2014

I voted for Dimitri. My second choice would be Alexander nn Xander or Lex.

whoberry · June 2014

Ladymouse said:

Dimitri is the most familiar spelling in the US. Go with that if you use it as a first name.

If you compulsively nickname, though, what will you use for Dimitri? Dim? Meaty? Tree? I like Dimitri in theory, but as another compulsive nickname person, it gives me pause.

I've got an Alexander, nn Xander (also because Alex is unisex to me.) If a different nickname suits him better when he's older, he'll use another nickname.

@ladymouse Yes this is a big problem for us with Dimitri/Demetri as a FN. DH's uncle goes by Mimis or Mimi as a NN but I think that might sound a bit weird in the US. I've also heard Dimi/Demi, Dimo and Mitri. Not sure what we will do but at least Dimitri/Demetri as a FN is a little shorter than Alexander.

vulpini · June 2014

The -met- and -mit- syllables are likely to be pronounced differently, so for that one, pick whichever better represents the pronunciation you are going for.

The most common Russian spelling is actually Dmitriy/Dmitri/Dmitry (transliterated from Дмитрий) with no vowel after the D.

brooklynesque · June 2014

I think Demitrios & Demetrius are completely awesome sounding names -- would you consider one of those variations, nickname Demitri and/or Demo?

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