Miltiades (name)

Miltiades or Miltiadis (Greek: Μιλτιάδης, short: Miltos) is a Greek masculine given name. The name is derived from the Greek word for "red earth".^[1]

Miltiades

Miltiades the Younger
Gender	Male
Language(s)	Greek
Origin
Meaning	Red earth
Other names
Alternative spelling	Miltiadis
Short form(s)	Miltos

People with the given name include:

• Miltiades the Younger (c. 550–489 BC), tyrant of the Thracian Chersonese and the Athenian commanding general in the Battle of Marathon
• Miltiades the Elder (died c. 524 BC), wealthy Athenian, and step-uncle of Miltiades the Younger
• Pope Miltiades (died 314), African saint and pope
• Miltiades Caridis (1923–1998), German-Greek conductor
• Miltiadis Evert (1939–2011), Greek politician
• Miltos Gkougkoulakis (born 1977), Greek footballer
• Miltiadis Goulimis (1844–1896), Greek politician
• Miltiadis Iatridis (1906–1960), Greek naval officer in World War II
• Miltiadis Manakis (1880–1964), one of the Manakis brothers, Aromanian pioneering photographer and filmmaker, aka Milton Manachia
• Miltos Papapostolou (1936–2017), Greek football manager
• Miltos Sachtouris (1919–2005), Greek poet
• Miltiadis Sapanis (born 1976), Greek footballer
• Miltiadis Tentoglou (born 1998), Greek long jump athlete and Olympic gold medalist