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Plato en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /ˈpleɪ.təʊ/ (UK)
• /ˈpleɪ.toʊ/ (US)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *pléth₂us Proto-Hellenic *plətús Ancient Greek πλᾰτῠ́ς (plătŭ́s) Proto-Indo-European *-ō Ancient Greek -ων (-ōn) Ancient Greek Πλάτων (Plátōn)bor. Latin Platōbor. Middle English Plato English Plato From Middle English Plato, Platon, from Latin Platō, Platōn, from Ancient Greek Πλάτων (Plátōn), from πλατύς (platús, “broad, wide”), either because of Plato's robust body, or wide forehead or the breadth of his eloquence.

Meanings

1. A male given name from Ancient Greek.
   • My name is Plato Jones. Plato Constantine Jones. Plato because my mother is Greek, and Jones because my father is Welsh, and Constantine after his father, my grandfather, who is Constantine Llewellyn Jones. 1993, Nina Bawden, The Real Plato Jones, Houghton Miffin Harcourt, →ISBN, page 1:
2. A male given name from Ancient Greek. ▸ The Greek philosopher, 427–347 BC, follower of Socrates.

Forms

Relateds

Plethon · platonic love · Socrates · Archimedes · Platonic · Pythagoras · Platonism · platonic · Aristotle · platonic solid · Platonist · Platonics · Platonic hydrocarbon

Translations (57)

la Plato (Greek philosopher) · tr Eflatun (Greek philosopher) · ro Platon (Greek philosopher) · te ప్లేటో (Greek philosopher) · fa پلاتن (Greek philosopher) · pt Platão (Greek philosopher) · uk Плато́н (Greek philosopher) · it Platone (Greek philosopher) · tr Platon (Greek philosopher) · acw أفلاطون (Greek philosopher) · he אַפְּלָטוֹן (Greek philosopher) · mr अफलातून (Greek philosopher) · fa افلاطون (Greek philosopher) · hy Պլատոն (Greek philosopher) · lmo Platon (Greek philosopher) · km ប្លាតុង (Greek philosopher) · fi Platon (Greek philosopher) · is Platon (Greek philosopher) · pl Platon (Greek philosopher) · ar أَفْلَاطُون (Greek philosopher) · hi अफ़्लातून (Greek philosopher) · lo ປະລາຕົງ (Greek philosopher) · hi फलातूँ (Greek philosopher) · gu અફલાતૂન (Greek philosopher) · fa فلاتن (Greek philosopher) · frm Platon (Greek philosopher) · ca Plató (Greek philosopher) · fa فلاطون (Greek philosopher) · io Platon (Greek philosopher) · cs Platón (Greek philosopher) · nn Platon (Greek philosopher) · grc Πλάτων (Greek philosopher) · bg Пла́тон (Greek philosopher) · hi अफलातून (Greek philosopher) · gl Platón (Greek philosopher) · ka პლატონი (Greek philosopher) · izh Platona (Greek philosopher) · th เพลโต (Greek philosopher) · el Πλάτων (Greek philosopher) · eo Platono (Greek philosopher) · ga Platón (Greek philosopher) · hi फ़लातूँ (Greek philosopher) · es Platón (Greek philosopher) · xcl Պղատոն (Greek philosopher) · de Plato (Greek philosopher) · ja プラトン (Greek philosopher) · mr प्लेटो (Greek philosopher) · ko 플라톤 (Greek philosopher) · aii ܦܠܵܛܘܿܢ (Greek philosopher) · cmn 柏拉圖 /柏拉图 (Greek philosopher) · sv Platon (Greek philosopher) · hu Platón (Greek philosopher) · mk Платон (Greek philosopher) · de Platon (Greek philosopher) · fr Platon (Greek philosopher) · ru Плато́н (Greek philosopher) · nb Platon (Greek philosopher)