Sotirios (Greek: Σωτήριος) or Sotiris (Σωτήρης) is a male given name of Greek origin, meaning "salvation" (σωτηρία, σωτήριος). Sotiria (Σωτηρία) is the female version of the name. It may refer to:
People
editPoliticians and statespersons
edit- Sotirios Hatzigakis (born 1944), Greek politician and former government minister
- Sotiris Kouvelas (born 1936), Greek politician and former government minister
- Sotirios Krokidas (1852–1924), former Prime Minister of Greece
- Sotirios Sotiropoulos (1831–1898), former Prime Minister of Greece
Writers and journalists
edit- Soterios Johnson Greek-American radio journalist, host of National Public Radio's Morning Addition for the New York City area on WNYC
- Sotiris Kakisis (born 1954), Greek poet, translator, journalist, lyricist and screenwriter
- Sotiris Trivizas (born 1960), Greek poet, essayist and translator
Musicians
edit- Sotiria Bellou (1921–1997), Greek singer and performer of the Greek rebetiko style of music
- Sotis Volanis Greek singer
Actors
edit- Sotiris Moustakas (1940–2007), Greek comic actor born in Cyprus
Sportspersons
edit- Sotiris Balafas (born 1986), Greek footballer
- Sotiris Kaiafas (born 1949), retired Cypriot footballer
- Sotirios Kyrgiakos (born 1979), Greek footballer
- Sotiris Leontiou (born 1984), Greek footballer
- Sotiris Liberopoulos, Greek footballer
- Sotirios Moutsanas (born 1958), retired Greek middle distance runner
- Sotiris Nikolaidis, retired Greek basketball player
- Sotiris Ninis (born 1990), Greek footballer
- Sotirios Versis (1879–1918), Greek weightlifter and Olympic athlete
Other people
edit- Sotiris Bletsas, Greek architect and Aromanian language activist
- Sotiris Kovos (born 1965), Greek automobile designer
- Sotirios Panopoulos (1934–2017), inventor of the Hawaiian pizza
- Sotiris Xantheas, Laboratory Fellow in the Advanced Computing, Mathematics and Data Division at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Other uses
edit- Sotirios, a ship originally named Empire Piper