Almost 259,000 Romanians celebrate their name day on feast of St. Dimitrie

Almost 259,000 Romanians celebrate their name day on October 26, the feast of St. Dimitrie (Demetrius), the most common being the male name Dumitru, according to data provided by the Directorate General for Persons’ Records of the Interior Ministry, inform agerpres.ro.

The statistical situation regarding Romanian men who celebrate their name on St. Dimitrie’s Day is the following: Dima – 1,031; Dimitri – 770; Dimitrie – 6,178; Dimitriu – 9; Dimitru – 11; Dumitrache – 659; Dumitrica – 31; Dumitriu – 30; Dumitru – 209,692; Dumitrut – 16; Mitache – 63; Mitica – 6,879; Mitrea – 69; Mitrel – 69; Mitrica – 91; Mitru – 164; Mitrus – 64; Mitrut – 439; Mitu – 405; Mitus – 157.

Women celebrating their name day on St Dimitrie bear the following names: Demetra – 416; Dima – 16; Dimitra – 227; Mita – 1,763; Dimitrina – 17; Dimitrita – 32; Dumitra – 20,559; Dumitrana – 254; Dumitrica – 350; Dumitrita – 7,534; Mitica – 560; Mitra – 256; Mitrica – 36.