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Dimitar is the third most popular male names in Bulgaria. The form Dimitar (Димитър) is only used in Bulgaria. It has its roots in ancient Greece. It's used often due to the Bulgarian Saint Dimita, who lived in the third and fourth century AD. He was executed because of his Christian faith.

One of the meanings is connected to the ancient Greek goddess of fertility, Demetra - the one that is fertile or makes the land fertile. In that case the words used are rooted in the ancient metr, matr, motr, meaning 'land', 'mother'. Other meanings can be found in the Iranian or Aryan cult of Mithra, for whom there are many sanctuaries in Bulgaria. The mythological materials show that Mithra is a universal ancient Iranian cult of particular importance to the cultural values ​​of the collective (Mithra Yashta - Avesta). In the various cultural centers of the Iranian world, the image of Mithra reflects certain specifics. The Roman Mithras differs from the Persian Mithra and the latter differs from the East Iranian Mithras (Mir, Mar, Mathar). The word mitra, in Persian, means 'treaty'.

Dimitar's name day is celebrated on 26 October - the day The Holy Martyr Dimitar Thessalonica the Wonderworker died.