Given name & surname

Soros

Soros is a surname from Hungarian. It is used in English and Hungarian.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Soros comes from Hungarian.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Hungarian Soros.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Soros’s family of names

In Greek usage, Soros as a surname is a transliteration of Σωρός. In English usage, Soros as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the Greek form Σόρος. In Greek usage, Soros as a surname is a transliteration of Σόρος.

Walk Soros’s family in the name graph

SorosСоросΣόροςΣωρόςソロスסורוסՍորոսسوروس

Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Around the world

Soros has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its Hungarian roots to each of them.

GreekJapaneseHungarian

7 related names in 6 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.

Spellings & scripts 3

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

Across languages 4

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

Similar names

If you love Soros, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Hungarian

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“from the cliff”

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Sabadoș is a surname from Hungarian. It is used in Romanian.

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Hungarian

Solyom

“resembling a falcon”

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Hungarian

Boroš

“vinous”

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Hungarian

Boroș

Boroș is a surname from Hungarian. It is used in Romanian.

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Hungarian

Soltesz

Soltesz is a surname from Hungarian.

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Hungarian

Sokač

“cook”

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Hungarian

Șomai

Șomai is a surname from Hungarian. It is used in Romanian.

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Soros’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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