Dimas Family History
Dimas Name Meaning
Spanish (mainly from Mexico) and Portuguese: from the personal name Dimas from Dismas the name supposedly borne by the repentant robber crucified alongside Christ although no name is recorded in the Biblical account. Greek: from the personal name Dimas a short form of Dimitri(o)s from classical Greek Dēmētrios (see Dimitris ) or of any of various compound names based on classical Greek dēmos ‘people’ such as Dimosthenis from classical Greek Dēmosthenēs (see Demosthene ). This is also a shortened form of Greek patronymics such as Dimopoulos . Compare Demas Greek: Hellenized form of Albanian Dhima a cognate of 2 above.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
