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View Name: Sophocles


SOPHOCLES
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: Ancient Greek (Latinized)
OTHER SCRIPTS: Σοφοκλης (Ancient Greek)
PRONOUNCED: SAHF-u-kleez (English)   [key]
Meaning & History
From the Greek name Σοφοκλης (Sophokles), which was derived from Greek σοφος (sophos) "skilled, clever" and κλεος (kleos) "glory". Sophocles was a 5th-century BC Greek tragic poet.
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