Hello,

This is my first posting so please try to be nice to the newbie

Also, please answer in English.

At the request of my teenage daughter, I have been writing a fictional novel. I am at chapter 18 and each chapter is about 8,000-9,000 words long.

The main male character's name is Dmitri and he is of Russian decent.

I have seen the name spelled both as Dmitri and Dmitry and I am curious as to which spelling is more common or popular in Russia.

Is there a reason for the “i” vs “y”?

Also, I have seen the nickname Dimas. How is that arrived at? Why not just “D”?

I thank you in advance for your help - Rockzmom