Meaning & origin
What it means
Soter goes back to Latin Soterius, meaning “savior.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Latin Soterius, from Ancient Greek Σωτήρ.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Soter’s family of names
The ring: across languages.
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Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Soter, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Sopater
“father of salvation” · “preserved the father”
>99% boys
Sosipater
“father of salvation” · “preserved the father”
>99% boys
Sotira
Sotira is a feminine given name from Greek. It is used in Albanian.
21% boys · 79% girls
Sosthenes
“safe in strength” · “securely strong”
>99% boys
Sofus
“having great wisdom”
>99% boys
Sophocles
“an ancient playwright”
98% boys · 2% girls
Sofio
“wisdom”
27% boys · 73% girls
Sossio
“savior”
>99% boys