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Πλάτων
Πλάτων (Pláton) is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Greek.
Ancient Greek and GreekWritten in Greek script. In English: Plato.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
From Ancient Greek Πλάτων, built from Ancient Greek πλᾰτῠ́ς (“broad; wide”) + -ων.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Πλάτων’s family of names
In Ancient Greek usage, Πλάτων has a later derivative in Platon. In Greek usage, Πλάτων has a conventional equivalent in the English form Plato. In Greek usage, Πλάτων has a conventional equivalent in the German form Platon.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Πλάτων has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
6 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Πλάτων
- Plato4th-century BCE Greek philosopher428 BC–348 BC
- Plato of BactriaBactrian king200 BC–200 BC
- Plato of SakkoudionByzantine saint740–814
- Platon DrakoulisGreek socialist intellectual and politician1858–1942
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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