Given name
Sosthène
“safe in strength”
Sosthène is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek, meaning “safe in strength.” It is used in Norman.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
In Norman usage, Sosthène developed from Σωσθένης.
Sosthène’s family of names
In Norman usage, Sosthène developed from the Ancient Greek form Σωσθένης. In French usage, Sosthène has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form SOSTENE. In French usage, Sosthène has a conventional equivalent in the Latin form SOSTHENES.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Sosthène has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
Ancient Greekwhere Sosthène comes from · 1 name
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Sosthène
- Sosthenes of MacedonKing of Macedon400 BC–276 BC
- Sosthène Léopold Bayemi MatjeiCameroonian Roman catholic bishopborn 1964
- Sosthène WeisLuxembourg painter, architect (1872-1941)
- Sosthène Ayikuli UdjuwaCongolese catholic bishopborn 1963
- Sosthène FernandezCambodian general (1923–2006)
- Sosthène SogloBeninese footballerborn 1986
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