Sotiris as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Sotiris

What is the meaning of the name Sotiris ?

The baby name Sotiris is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced soh-TEE-ris (IPA: /soˈti.ris/).

Sotiris is Greek in Origin.

Sotiris (Σωτήρης) is a Greek masculine name from ancient Greek sōtēr, “savior, deliverer,” an honorific applied to deities and, in the Hellenistic era, to rulers such as Ptolemy I Soter. In Christian Greek it became a principal title of Jesus (ho Sōtēr), cementing the name’s use from late antiquity in Orthodox communities. The more formal Sotirios (Σωτήριος, “saving, salvific”) stands behind the everyday Sotiris.

Variants and cognates include Soter, Soterios/Soteris (learned or Anglicized), Balkan Sotir (Albanian, Bulgarian, Macedonian), and Romance Sótero/Sotero (Spanish, Portuguese, Italian). Feminine forms are Sotiria/Soteria (Σωτηρία), with affectionate diminutives Sotos and Sotirakis; surnames like Sotiriou and Sotiriadis share the same root. The name conveys meanings of rescue, safety, and salvation - connotations of protection and deliverance - and remains common in Greece and Cyprus and among the Greek diaspora.