Socrates
SOK-ruh-teez
Letters
8
Syllables
3
Origin
Greek
Total Births
725
Peak Year
#17 in 1922
First Recorded
1914
Style
Sophisticated & Formal, Mythological
Spelling
Moderate spelling
What It Means
Socrates means "safe power" or "whole power." It comes from the Greek elements *sos* meaning "safe, whole" and *kratos* meaning "power, might."
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