Midias as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Midias

What is the meaning of the name Midias ?

The baby name Midias is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced mi-DEE-as,MY-dəs (as English 'Midas').

Midias is Greek in Origin.

Midias, a rare Hellenic masculine name, reflects the classical Greek form Meidias (Μειδίας). Scholars often link it to the verb μειδιάω “to smile,” yielding the sense “smiling” or “cheerful”; others see a tie to μήδομαι “to devise, be mindful,” from the Indo‑European root med‑ “counsel.” Either way, it carries an elegant, cerebral aura. Variant forms include Meidias (Greek/academic) and Midias (Latinized/English). It should not be confused with Midas, the Phrygian royal name of mythic fame.

Attested in Classical Athens, the name is borne by the wealthy politician Meidias, target of Demosthenes’ famous oration Against Meidias. In the arts, the celebrated “Meidias Painter” of late fifth‑century BCE Attic vases took his conventional name from a potter named Meidias whose signatures survive. After antiquity the given name all but vanished, though it occasionally appears in modern Greece in revived classical style. Usage today is very rare internationally.

⚙ Midias is an uncommon pick. There are only 26 recorded uses of it in our data, from 4 countries.