Dimitar
Dimitar
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Dimitar (Bulgarian: Димитър) is a South Slavic masculine given name. It is widely found in Bulgaria and North Macedonia. Dimitar is derived from Saint Demetrius (280–306), alternate form of Demetrius. Containing the Proto Indo-European language mater "mother", it is rooted in the Greek goddess Earth mother Demeter.
The most common short for Dimitar is Mitko, while people with the name Dimitar are informally called also Mite, Mito, Dimo, Dimi, Dimcho, Dimko, Dimka, Dime.
- Dimitar Agura (1849–1911), Bulgarian historian, professor of history at Sofia University and rector of the university
- Dimitar Andonovski (born 1985), Macedonian singer
- Dimitar Nikolov Asenov (1840–1868), better known as Hadzhi Dimitar, Bulgarian voivode and revolutionary
- Dimitar Avramovski–Pandilov (1899–1963), Macedonian painter
- Dimitar Berbatov (born 1981), Bulgarian footballer
- Dimitar Blagoev (1856–1924), Bulgarian political leader, the founder of Bulgarian socialism
- Dimitar Bosnov (1933–2012), Bulgarian football defender
- Dimitar Buynozov (1935–1995), Bulgarian actor
- Dimitar Dimitrov (football manager) (born 1959), Bulgarian football coach and manager of FC Amkar Perm
- Dimitar Dimitrov (Republic of Macedonia) (born 1937), philosopher, writer, journalist, and diplomat from the Republic of North Macedonia
- Dimitar Dimitrov (volleyball player) (born 1952), Bulgarian former volleyball player
- Dimitar Dimov (1909–1966), Bulgarian dramatist, novelist, and veterinary surgeon
- Dimitar Dobrev (wrestler) (1931–2019), former Greco-Roman wrestler from Bulgaria
- Dimitar Furnadjiev, Bulgarian cellist
- Dimitar Ganev (1898–1964), Bulgarian communist politician
- Dimitar Grekov (1847–1901), Bulgarian politician and Prime Minister
- Dimitar Iliev (footballer born 1988), Bulgarian football forward
- Dimitar Iliev (footballer born 1986), Bulgarian football defender
- Dimitar Iliev Popov (1927–2015), leading Bulgarian judge and Prime Minister
- Dimitar Ilievski-Murato (1953–1989), alpinist from the Republic of North Macedonia
- Dimitar Inkiow (1932–2006), Bulgarian writer
- Dimitar Isakov (born 1924), Bulgarian retired footballer
- Dimitar Ivankov (born 1975), Bulgarian football goalkeeper
- Dimitar Ivanov Makriev (born 1984), Bulgarian footballer
- Dimitar Ivanov Popov (1894–1975), Bulgarian organic chemist and an academician of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
- Dimitar Khlebarov (1934–2009), retired pole vaulter from Bulgaria
- Dimitar Koemdzhiev (born 1978), Bulgarian footballer
- Dimitar Kondovski (1927–1993), Macedonian painter
- Dimitar Nakov (born 1980), Bulgarian footballer
- Dimitar Nenov (1901–1953), Bulgarian classical pianist, composer, music pedagogue and architect
- Dimitar Obshti, 19th-century Bulgarian revolutionary
- Dimitar Penev (born 1945), Bulgarian football coach and former player
- Dimitar Peshev (1894–1973), Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Bulgaria and Minister of Justice during World War II
- Dimitar Petkov (1856–1907), leading member of the Bulgarian People's Liberal Party; Prime Minister (assassinated)
- Dimitar Petkov (footballer) (born 1987), Bulgarian footballer
- Dimitar Popgeorgiev (1840–1907), Bulgarian revolutionary from Macedonia
- Dimitar Popov (born 1970), Bulgarian football goalkeeper
- Dimitar Rangelov (born 1983), Bulgarian football striker
- Dimitar Rizov, Bulgarian revolutionary, publicist, politician, journalist and diplomat
- Dimitar Shtilianov (born 1976), boxer from Bulgaria
- Dimitar Spisarevski (1916–1943), Bulgarian fighter pilot in World War II
- Dimitar Stanchov (1863–1940), Bulgarian politician, acting Prime Minister in 1907
- Dimitar Stoyanov (politician) (born 1983), Bulgarian and EU politician
- Dimitar Talev (1898–1966), Bulgarian writer and journalist
- Dimitar Telkiyski (born 1977), Bulgarian football player
- Dimitar Vlahov (1878–1953), revolutionary from the region of Macedonia
- Dimitar Vodenicharov (born 1987), Bulgarian football striker
- Dimitar Yakimov (born 1941), Bulgarian former footballer
- Dimitar Zlatanov (born 1948), former Bulgarian volleyball player
- Dimitar Zlatarev, Bulgarian terrorist
- Dimitar Zograf (1796–1860), 19th-century Bulgarian painter known for his icons
