Given name · also Greek
Sophocles
“an ancient playwright”
Sophocles is used as a given name. One Greek interpretation is “an ancient playwright.”
Original GreekΣοφοκλής
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Greek interpretation is “an ancient playwright.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
How it developed
In English usage, Sophocles developed from Σοφοκλῆς.
Sophocles’s family of names
In English usage, Sophocles developed from the Ancient Greek form Σοφοκλῆς. Sophocles has a related form in Sofocles. In English usage, Sophocles has a conventional equivalent in the Greek form Σοφοκλής.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Sophocles
- Sophoclesancient Greek playwright495 BC–405 BC
- Sofoklis SchortsanitisGreek basketball player (born 1985)
- Sofoklis VenizelosPrime Minister of Greece - second son of Eleftherios Venizelos1894–1964
- Sofoklis DousmanisGreek admiral and politician (1869-1952)
- Sophocles SophocleousCypriot politicianborn 1962
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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