Around the globe, Socrates (Socrates 
, Sócrates 
, Сократ 
) is a common masculine first name. The given name Socrates is characteristic of the Dominican Republic, where it is quite a rare male name, Cyprus, and Philippines. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Philippines, Mexico, and Brazil. Very seldom, Socrates is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Socrates | Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mexico, Brazil, Peru, Philippines |
| Sócrates | Mexico, Brazil, United States, Dominican Republic, Peru |
| Сократ | Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Ukraine, Russia |
| סוקרטס | Israel |
| socrates of rhodes Greek historian 1st century BCE, author of a history of the Roman civil war, GR (b. 100) |
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| socrates the younger ancient Athenian philosopher, GR (b. 420) |
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| socrates of achaea Ancient Greek general (b. 430) |
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socrates n. sherman Union Army officer, politician, surgeon (1801-1873), US (b. 1801) |
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socrates tuttle mayor of Trenton, New Jersey, United States, US (b. 1819) |
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| socrates nelson American politician, US (b. 1814) |
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| socrates hotchkiss tryon, sr. American physician, US (b. 1816) |
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| socrates henkel (b. 1823) |
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| socrates onassis 1866- (b. 1866) |
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| socrates spiro Egyptian of Syrian and Greek descent (1868-1932 or later) (b. 1868) |
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| socrates nolasco Dominican republic writer, DO (b. 1884) |
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socrates brito Dominican baseball player for the Arizona Diamondbacks, DO (b. 1992) |
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| socrates litsios (b. 1937) |
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| socrates k. valath Indian writer, IN (b. 1963) |
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| socrates mesiona PH (b. 1963) |
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