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Gender Masculine
Usage Ancient Greek
Scripts Δερκυλίδας(Ancient Greek)
Other Forms FormsDercylidas (latinized form), Derkulidas (variant transcription), Δερκυλλίδας (Derkyllidas or Derkullidas = variant form or spelling)
Meaning & History
Means "son of Derkylos" in Greek, derived from the name Derkylos combined with ίδας (idas), which is the Aeolic and Doric Greek form of the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).This name was borne by a Spartan commander from the 4th century BC. He is better known under the latinized form of his name, which is Dercylidas.