Sotirios () or Sotiris () is a male given name of Greek origin, meaning "salvation" (, ). Sotiria () is the female version of the name. It's equivalent of "Salvatore" in Italian and "Salvador" in Spanish. It may refer to:
People Politicians and statespersons 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 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 Sotiria Bellou (1921–1997), Greek singer and performer of the Greek rebetiko style of music Sotis Volanis Greek singer
Actors Sotiris Moustakas (1940–2007), Greek comic actor born in Cyprus
Sportspersons 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 Sotiris Ieremiadis (born 1988), Greek race driver
Other people Sotiris Bletsas, Greek architect and Aromanian language activist Sotria Kritsonis, (born 1949) American public advocator 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 Sotirios, a ship originally named Empire Piper
See also