Given name
Sofocles
“an ancient playwright”
Sofocles is a variant of Sophocles. One Greek interpretation is “an ancient playwright.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Sofocles is a variant of Sophocles. One Greek interpretation is “an ancient playwright.”
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Where it comes from
Sofocles is a variant of Sophocles. An origin associated with Sophocles is Greek.
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Sofocles’s family of names
Sofocles has a related form in Sophocles.
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