Melchiades

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Gender Masculine
Usage Ancient Greek, Polish (Rare)
Pronounced Pron. MEHL-HYA-DEHS(Classical Greek) mehl-KHYA-dehs(Polish)  [key]
Other Forms FormsMelquíades (Spanish)

Meaning & History

Derived from the Ancient Greek μίλτος (míltos) Μιλτιάδης (Miltiádēs) meaning "red land, crimson".

Saint Miltiades, also called Melchiades was Pope from 2 July 311 to 10 January 314.
Added 1/11/2019 by mairinn
Edited 1/9/2023 by ari., Evil and Felie