MENELAUS

From the Griego Μενελαος (Menelaos) which meant withstanding the people, derived from μενω (meno) to last, to withstand and λαος (laos) the people. In Griego legend he was a king of Sparta and the husband of Helen. When his wife was taken by Paris, the Greeks besieged the city of Troy in an effort to get her back. After the war Menelaus and Helen settled down to a happy life.

“men-i-LAY-əs (English)”