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scientia potentia est
scientia potentia est
A Latin phrase meaning "knowledge is power." Renaissance scholar Sir Francis Bacon is usually credited with popularizing the phrase. A successful life starts with a good education—after all, scientia potentia est.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Branimir | | - | Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Slovene |
| Bergman | | ['bə:gmən] | |
| Harland | | HAHR-lənd | English |
| Rosalia | | ro-zah-LEE-ah (Italian) | Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Late Roman |
| Nerthus | | - | Germanic Mythology |
| Jerry | | JER-ee | English |