Given name

Plutarch

Plutarch is a given name from Latin. It is used in Polish.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Plutarch comes from Latin, and ultimately from Ancient Greek.

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How it developed

From Latin Plutarchus, from Ancient Greek Πλούταρχος.

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Plutarch’s family of names

In German usage, Plutarch has a conventional equivalent in the Esperanto form Plutarko. In Polish usage, Plutarch has a conventional equivalent in the Greek form Πλούταρχος. In English usage, Plutarch has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Плутарх.

Walk Plutarch’s family in the name graph

PlutarchPlutarcoPlutarcuПлутархΠλούταρχοςPlutarko

The ring: across languages.

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Around the world

Plutarch has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.

Latin

3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Across languages 5

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

People named Plutarch

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Sibling ideas

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