Given name
Plutarchus
“riches; Pluto”·“ruler”
Plutarchus is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek, ultimately from Koine Greek. It is used in Latin.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Plutarchus is built from elements meaning “riches; Pluto” and “ruler”.
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Where it comes from
Plutarchus comes from Ancient Greek, and ultimately from Koine Greek.
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How it developed
From Koine Greek Πλούτᾰρχος, built from Ancient Greek πλοῦτος (“riches; Pluto”) + ἀρχός (“ruler”).
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Plutarchus’s family of names
In Hungarian usage, Plutarchus has a conventional equivalent in the Greek form Πλούταρχος.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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