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.

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