Artsemi
Greek at root, meaning "devoted to Artemis", the huntress goddess. Fewer than 200 men in Poland carry it, so most Poles will go a lifetime without meeting one.
Artsemi Pronunciation
Artsemi is pronounced ahrt-SE-mee (/artˈsɛmi/).
What Artsemi means
Where Artsemi comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Artsemi comes from Greek. It goes back to Artemios, a name built on Artemis, the goddess of the hunt and wild places. The Polish gloss reads poświęcony Artemidzie, devoted to Artemis, and that sense of devotion is the name in full.
A real bearer anchors it. Saint Artemius of Antioch, a fourth-century commander martyred under the emperor Julian, carried the Greek form Artemios. Eastern churches keep his feast on 20 October, which fixes an imieniny for anyone who wants one.
Artsemi itself is the Belarusian shape of that old Greek name, most at home in Orthodox families of Podlasie, nearer the eastern border than the Vistula. Put it in a class register in Bielsk Podlaski and it stands apart from the Piotrs and Jans on the same page. The origin stays legible in every entry: a Greek word for someone given over to Artemis.
How many people are named Artsemi
1 in 136835 men in Poland is named Artsemi. 156 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #2581 among male names.