Demi

For other uses, see Demi (disambiguation).

Demi

Pronunciation	Dem-EE
Gender	Female
Origin
Word/name	Latin
Meaning	Short for "Demetria"
Other names
Related names	Demetria, Demetrios, Demetrius

Demi is a feminine given name with Greek and Latin roots, and it is a surname with Albanian origins. Demi was originally a nickname of Demetria, the feminine form of the masculine name Demetrius, which is itself the Latin and English spelling of the Greek name Demetrios. People named Demi include:

Given name

• Demi (artist) (born 1955), Cuban-born American contemporary painter
• Demi (author) (born 1942), nickname of Charlotte Dumaresq Hunt, American children's book author
• Demi Adejuyigbe (born 1992), British-born American writer, comedian, and social media personality
• Demi Burnett (born 1995), American television personality
• Demi de Jong (born 1995), Dutch road cyclist
• Demi Evans (born 1960s), American singer
• Demi Getschko (born 1954), Brazilian computer scientist
• Demi Harman (born 1993), Australian actress and television presenter
• Demi Lambourne (born 1996), English footballer
• Demi Lardner, Australian comedian
• Demi Lovato (born 1992), American singer, songwriter and actress
• Demi Moore (born 1962), American actress
• Demi Mills (born 2004), American actress
• Demi Orimoloye (born 1997), Canadian baseball player
• Demi Isaac Oviawe (born 2000), Nigerian-born Irish actress
• Demi Rose (born 1995), British model and social media personality
• Demi Viring (born 1994), Dutch union worker
• Demi Schuurs (born 1993), Dutch tennis player
• Demi Stokes (born 1991), English footballer
• Demi Vance (born 1991), Northern Irish footballer
• Demi Vermeulen (born 1995), Dutch Paralympic equestrian
• Demi-Leigh Tebow (born 1995), South African beauty pageants titleholder and Miss Universe 2017
• Demi Vollering (born 1996), Dutch road cyclist

Surname

• Ali Demi, Albanian hero of the WWII
• Leonard Demi, Albanian politician elected in 2009
• Musa Demi (1878–1971), Albanian revolutionary and writer
• Niazi Demi (1919–1977), Albanian politician
• Tahir Demi (1919–1961), Albanian politician

Fictional characters

• Demi (Phantasy Star IV), female android from the video game Phantasy Star IV
• Demi the Demoness, underground comic book character
• Demi Bourbon, survivor in the video game Identity V
• Demi Miller, in the BBC soap opera EastEnders

Other

• Demi Bennett, ring name of Rhea Ripley (born 1996), Australian pro wrestler
• Demi Delia, stage name of Gina Rodriguez (born 1967)

See also

• Demy
• Demy (surname)