60%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Ancient Greek [1] Scripts Μιλτιάδης(Ancient Greek) Meaning & History Derived from Greek μίλτος (miltos) meaning "red earth" and the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides). This was the name of the general who led the Greek forces to victory against the Persians in the Battle of Marathon. Related Names Rootsmiltos + ides People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal upper class natural devious strong rough strange complex serious Categories Catholic saints, colors, earth, history, Orthodox saints, popes, red, RWBY characters, saints Sources & References Lexicon of Greek Personal Names, available from https://search.lgpn.ox.ac.uk/browse.html?facet-nymRef=Μιλτιάδης.
