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English
Proper noun
Sophus
- A male given name from Ancient Greek.
References
- ‘Sophus’ in Behind the Name, Mike Campbell, 1996.
Anagrams
Danish
Etymology
A less common spelling of Sofus, from the Latin cognomen Sophus, from Ancient Greek meaning "wisdom"; a masculine equivalent of Sophia.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Sophus c
- a male given name
Latin
Etymology
From sophus (“wise, sage”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Sophus m sg (genitive Sophī); second declension
- A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
- Publius Sempronius Sophus, a Roman consul
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
References
- “Sophus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Sophus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.