Entry № 9937 · Greek origin

Soteria Soteria — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ soh-TEH-ree-ah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Greek
Meaning
"Salvation, deliverance (Greek goddess)"
Syllables
4
First recorded
Ancient (Greek)

A name that means "salvation, deliverance (greek goddess)".

Soteria (Σωτηρία) is the Greek word for "salvation, deliverance, safety." The Greek goddess of safety, preservation, and salvation from harm — Plato's Laws mentions her cult at length.

Used widely in modern Greece.

Salvation. The Greek goddess of deliverance.

The name in its native script.

Σωτηρία
Transliteration
Sōtēría
Pronunciation
/ soʊˈtɛ.ri.ə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Soteria stands.

Soteria does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Soterias before her.

Real people
Soteria
Greek goddess.
In fiction
Soteria
Featured in Plato's Laws.

Names connected to Soteria.

The number behind Soteria.

6

The Nurturer

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Soteria reduce to 6, The Nurturer. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.