Dimitri vs Edward - What's the difference?
dimitri | edward |
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* 1605 William Camden: Remains Concerning Britain . John Russell Smith, 1870. p.77:
* 1765 Laurence Sterne: Tristram Shandy , Book IV, Chapter 8:
* 1994 , The Merry Recluse: A Life in Essays , Counterpoint Press 2004, ISBN 1582433135, page 169:
As a noun Dimitri
is {{cx|slang|lang=en}} The drug dimethyltryptamine.As a proper noun Edward is
a given name derived from Old English.edward
English
(wikipedia Edward)Proper noun
(en proper noun)- The Christian humility of King Edward the Confessour brought such credit to this name, that since that time it hath been most usual in all estates.
- Heaven is my witness! that in the warmest transport of my wishes for the prosperity of my child, I never once wished to crown his head with more glory and honour than what George or Edward would have spread around it.
- There's a world of difference between the name Edward , which sounds rather regal and stuffy (Edwardian) and the name Eddie, which sounds like a guy on the bus.
