Other Forms FormsFilistidis (modern Greek transcription), Φιλιστείδης (Philisteides = variant form, which is properly latinized to Philistides)
Meaning & History
Means "son of Philistos" in Greek, derived from the name Philistos combined with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).This was the name of a Greek tyrant of Oreus, who lived in the 4th century BC.