Miltiades as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Miltiades

What is the meaning of the name Miltiades ?

The baby name Miltiades is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced {'IPA_english': '/mɪlˈtiːədiːz/', 'respelling_english': 'mil-TEE-uh-deez', 'IPA_modern_greek': '/milˈtʲadis/', 'respelling_modern_greek': 'mil-TYAH-dis'}.

Miltiades is Greek in Origin.

Miltiades is a male given name of Ancient Greek origin, from Miltiades (Μιλτιάδης), built on miltos “red earth, vermilion” plus the patronymic suffix -iades “descendant of.” It thus conveys senses like “reddish; of the red earth” or “descendant of the red-haired one.” The Latinized form Miltiades entered wider use through classical texts and ecclesiastical records.

Best known bearers include Miltiades the Elder, an Athenian ruler in the Thracian Chersonese, and his nephew Miltiades the Younger, the general credited with victory at the Battle of Marathon (490 BCE), which gave the name enduring prestige. After antiquity it survived sporadically in Byzantine and Orthodox contexts; in the Latin West, the 4th-century pope commonly called Melchiades is sometimes rendered Miltiades. Modern Greek revived the form Miltiadis in the 19th century, with the affectionate short form Miltos. Variants include Miltiadis (Greek), Miltiade (Romanian/French), Miltíades (Spanish), and the rare Miltiad.

⚙ Miltiades is vanishingly rare. We count just 14 recorded uses of it worldwide, from 5 countries.