Milhaud (name) explained

Milhaud is a French family name of geographic origin from Milhaud, a small commune of 5,611 population (2008) in France's Gard. The place name Milhaud is derived from the Roman family name Aemilius with the suffix -avus.^[1]

The surname may refer to the following people:

• Darius Milhaud (1892–1974), French composer and teacher
• Edgard Milhaud (1873–1964), French professor of economics
• Édouard Jean Baptiste Milhaud (1766–1833), French politician and army general
• Madeleine Milhaud (1902–2008), French actress and librettist, wife of the composer Milhaud
• Gaston Milhaud (1858–1918), French philosopher and historian of science

Notes and References

1. Georges Martinez Le Gard 2015 2342040032 Page 134 "Milhaud est dérivé du nom latin « aemilius » à l'aide du suffixe « -avus ». "