A few days ago I was looking through some of my old name journals, and I came across [name]Dimitri[/name]. I loved it for a few years and somehow forgot all about it!
[name]Do[/name] you think you have to be very Russian or Greek to pull it off, or can it be cross-culturally cool? Does it go with our daughter [name]Eva[/name]'s name? Opinions of [name]Dimitri[/name] [name]David[/name]?
[name]Dimitri[/name]'s a great name! Very exotic and stands out since it doesn’t really sound like many other names. I do, however, think you have to be at least somewhat Russian or Greek to use it. Then again, I’m not the biggest fan of cross-cultural naming. The exception for me would be if you have a special connection to the name or country it’s from- e.g. honouring a friend with the name, or you live(d) in that country.
[name]Eva[/name] and [name]Dimitri[/name] sounds fantastic, and so does [name]Dimitri[/name] [name]David[/name].
I like [name]Dimitri[/name] and I think it works on pretty much anyone. [name]Dimitri[/name] is a good choice.
My first personal question to someone I met named [name]Dimitri[/name] would be “so are you Russian?”
Whether that means you have to be Russian or Greek to use it…I guess it’s up to you.
If [name]Dimitri[/name] said, “No, my mom just liked the name.” I’d probably think…“okay, that’s a bit funny.”
I wouldn’t say it’s a huge deal, but it’s definitely something that will come up.
I’m not largely Russian but I know I’m Russian somewhere down the line. My whole life I’ve been told that my Grandma whom I’ve never met was a Habsburg who was related to the Romanovs. I’ve researched the Habsburg ancestry but I never explored a link to the Romanovs… Maybe this will give me a reason to do more geneology! I think that would be cool for my son to say if someone asked if he were Russian 
I love [name]Dimitri[/name] [name]David[/name] and I think it goes great with [name]Eva[/name] [name]Natalia[/name]! I think [name]Dimitri[/name] is a name that has crossed the barrier a bit to be used by people who aren’t Russian or Greek, or of Russian or Greek descent. Having said that, I would probably think to myself that the family probably has some Russian or Greek ancestry if I heard the name. That’s not a deal breaker to me as much as other things are, though.
The only Dimitris I know are Romanian. That being said, I don’t think it’s that big of a deal if you don’t have any Eastern European/Greek ancestors. I think it’s a name that has crossed over. The worst thing that can happen is people might assume you have Eastern European or Greek heritage. That wouldn’t be a deal breaker for me.
I don’t know any Dimitris who don’t have some kind of relation to a Slavic country (actually I don’t know any Dimitris, I do know some Dmitris and a Dimitriy). If you really love the name, I don’t think it’s big enough a problem for you to scrap it. I personally think Slavic names deserve a comeback (praying that one day [name]Feodor[/name]/[name]Fyodor[/name] and [name]Vasiliy[/name] will be more used). [name]Dimitri[/name] [name]David[/name] sounds nice.
If I marry someone who loves [name]Vasiliy[/name] as much as I do then one day there’ll be a British one 
I really like [name]Dimitri[/name] and it sounds great with [name]Eva[/name]. If you love it, I say go for it. Your heritage shouldn’t matter. As long as the name isn’t offensive for some reason (e.g poor [name]Adolf[/name]) or religiously protected (e.g [name]Cohen[/name]) then I don’t see the issue. Why limit yourself to one nations names? There’s a whole world out there 
That’s so great to hear 
It’s such an underused name and it really is too bad because it’s so gorgeous.
there are 2 Dimitris in my daughters 3rd grade class, and only one of them is Russian. (Ukrainian actually)
[name]Dimitri[/name] is a GREAT name! And I think it sounds fabulous with [name]Eva[/name]! [name]Dimitri[/name] and [name]Eva[/name]. Gorgeous. I don’t think you need to be Eastern European to use it at all. This name is definitely commonly enough known that it wouldn’t be strange. I’m used to seeing it spelled [name]Dmitri[/name], which seems more tied to that culture than with the “i” in there, so that’s probably a good call on the spelling. I would absolutely [name]LOVE[/name] to meet a little [name]Dimitri[/name], and, aside from asking how the parents came up with such a great name, I wouldn’t have any questions about ancestry or think it was weird if they weren’t overtly Russian, etc.