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Sophocles
Say it: SOF-uh-kleez
Meaning
From Greek sophos 'wise' and kleos 'glory'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Given in modern Greece as Sofoklis.
Its wave through time
No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Greek | Sofoklis |
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Famous bearers
- Sophocles, Athenian tragedian
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Where this comes from
- Ancient Greek literature and history (Homer, Herodotus, Plutarch and others)
- National birth statistics of European countries source
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