my mother gave me a unusual name but i cannot find the meaning to it. The name is Dimity.?

Question

I know it is a piece of material but there must be other meanings like what is the origin of the name.

Answer 1

Dimity: a sheer cotton fabric. It is cute though I like it!!

Answer 2

The girl's name Dimity \d(i)-mi-ty\. Name of an unpretentious sheer cotton fabric that is textured with checks or stripes in the weaving.

Dimity has 3 variant forms: Dimitee, Dimitey and Dimitie.

For more information, see also the related name Calico.

Baby names that sound like Dimity are Damita, Domitilla, Timothea and Timotheya.

Dimity is a very rare female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census).

Answer 3

(from Greek dimitos, “of double thread”), lightweight, sheer cotton fabric with two or more warp threads thrown into relief, forming fine cords. Originally dimity was made of silk or wool, but since the 18th century it has been woven almost exclusively of cotton.

The name was applied to two types of corded cottons: a heavy material used for bedcovers, drapery

Answer 4

1. A cotton fabric employed for hangings and furniture coverings, and formerly used for women's under-garments.
2. It is of many patterns, both plain and twilled, and occasionally is printed in colors. a strong cotton fabric with a raised pattern; used for bedcovers and curtains To render dim, obscure, or dark; to make less bright or distinct; to take away the luster of; to darken; to dull; to obscure; to eclipse.
3. To deprive of distinct vision; to hinder from seeing clearly, either by dazzling or clouding the eyes; to darken thesenses or understanding of.
4. To grow dim.
5. A bower; a dingle.
6. A silver coin of the United States, of the value of ten cents; the tenth of a dollar.
7. Measure in a single line, as length, breadth, height, thickness, or circumference; extension; measurement; us.

Answer 5

i think i've heard "dimity" use when i was younger , "dimity damn" its getting dark . meaning evening or the aproach there of ,the evening .(dusk) .

Answer 6

Dimity....is i think diversity

Answer 7

http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9030477/dimity

Answer 8

it sounds like a made-up name, but it's close to Dimitri-try that one for your search