Demi

Demi is a prefix meaning "half", loaned from French; for example, demi frere which means "half brother" or demi soeur which means "half sister". Demi-glace is made by simmering and reducing by half a mixture of half brown stock and half espagnole sauce.

Demi also has Latin roots as a feminine given name, originally a nickname form of Demetria, the feminine form of the masculine name Demetrius, which is itself the Latin and English spelling of Greek name Demetrios.

Demi is uncommon as a surname. People with the given name Demi include:

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Demi Schuurs

Demi Schuurs (born August 1, 1993) is a professional Dutch tennis player.

Schuurs has won two doubles titles on the WTA tour, as well as one singles and sixteen doubles titles on the ITF circuit in her career. On 23 February 2015, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 512. On 2 November 2015, she peaked at world number 72 in the doubles rankings.

Schuurs won the junior events of the 2011 Australian Open and 2011 US Open doubles.

WTA career finals

Doubles: 2 (2 titles)

ITF finals (17–7)

Singles (1–1)

Doubles (16–6)

Junior Grand Slam doubles finals (2–2)

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