MEANING & HISTORY
What does Sócrates mean?
Sócrates is the Spanish and Portuguese form of Greek Sokrates. The compound combines a sound or whole element with kratos, power or strength.
The Athenian philosopher is its best-known classical bearer. The name’s meaning comes from Greek components rather than simply wise man, which describes the philosopher’s cultural reputation.
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Pronunciation & syllables
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Origin and name formation
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SpanishEtymology & source
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σωκράτης (Sōkrátēs).
a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Socrates
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People with the name Sócrates
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Socrates B. Villegas
Catholic archbishop
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
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distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Socrates B. Villegas
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Sócrates in the birth records
Exact spelling and stated year in the published name tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Tables included: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The 2016 fact sheet lists five names per sex; the later tables include ten. Missing counts are not inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Sócrates
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Socrates·Safe or whole and power
- Inocentes·As a Spanish word: innocent ones
- Marites♀Blend of Maria and Teresa
- Orestes♂Of the mountains
- Soraya·Persian form of the Pleiades star-cluster name
- Socorro♀Help; relief
- Sofia♀Wisdom
- Sofía♀Wisdom
What rhymes with Sócrates?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
Explore Sócrates further
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- Wikidata given-name item Q19782532 — Sócrates (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Socrates B. Villegas (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q19782532 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Sócrates (Spanish) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.
- Wiktionary: Sócrates (opens in a new tab)
Personal-name formation and etymological relationships; imported dictionary account consulted.
- Behind the Name: socrates (opens in a new tab)
Independent exact source-name relationship and etymological qualifications.