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Πλούταρχος
“riches; Pluto”·“ruler”
Πλούταρχος (Ploútarkhos) is a masculine given name. It is used in Ancient Greek.
Ancient Greek and Greek and grWritten in Greek script. In English: Plutarch.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Πλούταρχος is built from elements meaning “riches; Pluto” and “ruler”.
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How it developed
Built from Ancient Greek πλοῦτος (“riches; Pluto”) + ἀρχός (“ruler”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Πλούταρχος’s family of names
In Ancient Greek usage, Πλούταρχος has a later derivative in Plutarco. In Ancient Greek usage, Πλούταρχος has a transliteration in Ploútarkhos. In Greek usage, Πλούταρχος has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form Plutarco.
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Around the world
Πλούταρχος has relatives in 16 languages.
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The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 9
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Plutarcoderivative · Spanish, Portuguese
- PlutarkhosFinnish
- ПлутархRussian, Ukrainian
- PlutarchPolish, German
- PlutarchusHungarian, Latin
- プルタルコスJapanese
- PlutarkoEsperanto
- פלוטארכוסHebrew
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People named Πλούταρχος
- PlutarchGreek philosopher and historian (c. AD 46 – after AD 119)40–120
- Plutarch of AthensGreek neoplatonic philosopher (c. 350 – 430 AD)
- Plutarch of ByzantiumBishop of Byzantium from AD 89 to 105100–105
- Plutarch of Eretria4th-century BC tyrant of Eretria400 BC–400 BC
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