61%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Ancient Greek (Latinized) Scripts Σοφοκλῆς(Ancient Greek) Pronounced Pron. SAHF-ə-kleez(English) [key·IPA] Meaning & History From the Greek name Σοφοκλῆς (Sophokles), which was derived from Greek σοφός (sophos) meaning "skilled, clever" and κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory". Sophocles was a 5th-century BC Greek tragic poet. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantSophoklesOther Languages & CulturesSofoklis(Greek) People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal upper class urban wholesome strong refined strange complex serious nerdy Categories glory, history, intelligence, Latinizations, LGBT history, poets, Pokemon characters, talent