Dmitrievich

Dmitrievich is a masculine patronymic used in Russian and other Slavic naming conventions. It is formed from the given name Dmitriy (Dmitry) with the patronymic suffix -evich, meaning “son of.” The feminine form is Dmitriyevna (also Dmitrievna). The given name Dmitriy itself derives from the Greek name Demetrios.

In practice, a person named Ivan whose father was named Dmitry would be Ivan Dmitrievich, and this patronymic is used in formal address and official documents. It signals paternal lineage and functions similarly to a middle name in Western usage. It is not a surname.

Spelling varies by language and transliteration; common English renderings include Dmitrievich or Dmitriyevich, with feminine forms Dmitriyevna or Dmitrievna.

In Ukraine and some neighboring regions, a similar patronymic is formed from the Ukrainian form Dmytro: Dmytrovych (masculine) and Dmytrovna (feminine).