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Σωκράτης

“power”

Σωκράτης (Sōkrắtēs) is a masculine given name. It is used in Greek and Ancient Greek.

Ancient Greek and GreekWritten in Greek script. In English: Socrates.

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Meaning & origin

What it means

Σωκράτης goes back to a word meaning “power.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Σωκράτης is Sokratis written in the Greek alphabet. Sokratis comes from Greek.

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How it developed

Built from Ancient Greek <alt:σω-><pos:stem of <i class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">σῴζω</i> (sōízō)> + κρᾰ́τος (“power”) + -ης.

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Σωκράτης’s family of names

In Ancient Greek usage, Σωκράτης has a diminutive in Σωκρᾰτῐ́δῐον. In Ancient Greek usage, Σωκράτης has a later derivative in Socrates. In Greek usage, Σωκράτης has a conventional equivalent in the French form SOCRATE.

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Around the world

Σωκράτης has relatives in 33 languages.

22 related names in 33 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Dots on the border stand for languages further away. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Σωκρᾰτῐ́δῐονdiminutive · Ancient Greek

Spellings & scripts 3

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 20

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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