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Meaning & History
Means "safe in strength", derived from the Greek adjective σῶς (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded" (see Sosigenes) combined with the Greek noun σθένος (sthenos) meaning "vigour, strength".A notable bearer of this name was the Macedonian general Sosthenes of Macedon (3rd century BC).