Given name
Sócrates
Sócrates is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Spanish and Portuguese.
Meaning & origin
Sócrates’s family of names
In Spanish usage, Sócrates has a conventional equivalent in the English form Socrates. In Spanish usage, Sócrates has a conventional equivalent in the Greek form Σωκράτης. In Portuguese usage, Sócrates has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Сократ.
The ring: across languages.
Around the world
Sócrates has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
4 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Across languages 9
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- SocratesEnglish
- Sokratesequivalent
- Szókratészequivalent
- Socrateequivalent
- Sokratisequivalent
- Socratisequivalent
- 蘇格拉底Chinese
- СократRussian
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People named Sócrates
- SócratesBrazilian association football player (1954–2011)
- Socrates VillegasCatholic archbishopborn 1960
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