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    The first name Mithridates

    A boy’s name from Greek.

    Pronounced /ˌmɪθrɪˈdeɪtiːz/ 3 syllables Male

    Meaning and origin

    Greek origin

    From Latin Mithridātēs, from Ancient Greek Μιθριδάτης (Mithridátēs), from Old Persian *Miθradātah.

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Mithridates in other languages

    Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary

    Միհրդատ
    Mihrdat
    Armenian
    Митридат
    Mitridat
    Bulgarian
    Mitridates
    Catalan
    米特里達梯
    Chinese
    Mithridate
    French
    მითრიდატე
    mitridaṭe
    Georgian
    Μιθριδάτης
    Mithridátis
    Greek
    מִתְרְדָת
    Mīṯrəḏāṯ
    Hebrew, also מִיתְרִידָטֶס
    Mithridatész
    Hungarian
    Mitridate
    Italian
    ミトリダテス
    Japanese
    Mithridātēs
    Latin
    Mitridatai
    Lithuanian
    Mitridates
    Norwegian
    Mitrydates
    Polish
    Mitrídates
    Portuguese
    Mitridat
    Romanian
    Митридат
    Mitridat
    Russian
    Mitrídates
    Spanish
    Mithridatis
    Turkish
    Мітрідат
    Mitridat
    Ukrainian

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    Questions

    What does the name Mithridates mean?
    From Latin Mithridātēs, from Ancient Greek Μιθριδάτης (Mithridátēs), from Old Persian *Miθradātah.
    What is the origin of the name Mithridates?
    From Latin Mithridātēs, from Ancient Greek Μιθριδάτης (Mithridátēs), from Old Persian *Miθradātah.
    How do you pronounce Mithridates?
    Mithridates is /ˌmɪθrɪˈdeɪtiːz/, 3 syllables.