Demyd
A Ukrainian name on a Slavic footing that traces back to the Greek Diomedes, carrying the sense "advised by Zeus". It stays rare in Poland: given only to a handful of boys in recent years, so most Poles have never met one.
Demyd Pronunciation
Demyd is pronounced DE-miht (/ˈdɛmɨt/).
What Demyd means
Where Demyd comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Demyd is a Ukrainian name with a Slavic footing, and its meaning points somewhere older: "advised by Zeus." That reading ties back to the Greek Diomedes, built from the name of the god and a verb for planning or counsel. When Slavic speakers took the name in, they kept the sense of divine advice and let the sound settle into something Ukrainian.
The short meaning stayed close to counsel. To carry Demyd is to carry the idea of someone guided by a higher plan, "rada Zeusa" in Polish.
It is a name without the usual crowd of diminutives and variants around it. There is no softened girl-form, no long list of nicknames. A boy named Demyd on a school register in Lviv stands there fairly plainly, four letters, easy to call out.
The Slavic origin gives it roots in the east, while the meaning keeps a thread back to Greek myth. Demyd holds both at once. The name has meant, for the people who bear it, a person marked out for good advice, and its short meaning remains "advised by Zeus."
How many people are named Demyd
1 in 112943 men in Poland is named Demyd. 189 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #2300 among male names.
Demyd's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 boys were given the name in 2025. It has been climbing since 2025.