Nicknames for Demi: | Edit. Share what you know! Meanings and history of the name Demi: | Edit. This name first gained wide attention through the actress Demi Moore, who used it as a short form of her full name, Demetria. It is now being used as an independent name.
In Western fashion history, it's men who are the innovators, and women pick up bits and pieces of it as men abandon them. Women didn't really start wearing pants or trousers in public until the 1930s or so, revealing at least the shape of their lower bodies for the first time. Practicality really isn't high on the list of reasons why people wear the things they do.
âThe Future is Femaleâ first appeared during the 1970s on a t-shirt designed for the first womenâs bookstore in New York City. Over the last two years, the phrase has re-emerged on clothing, social media, and various other platforms. Holland Cotter, âThe Art of Feminism as it First Took Shape,â The New York Times, March 9, 2007.