- Origin: Greek
- Meaning: “to save; to heal.”
- Gender: Male
The name is derived from the Greek σώζω, meaning, “to save; to heal.” It was an epithet of the god Zeus.
An early Christian martyr of Asia Minor also bore this name. According to legend, he took the name Sozon upon his conversion to Christianity.
Other forms of the name include
- Sazon Сазон (Belarusian)
- Sozon Σώζων (Greek, Russian, Ukrainian)
- Sozont Созонт (Polish, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, Ukrainian)
Sources
- https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%BE%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%BD
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sozon_of_Cilicia
- https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sozont
