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Plutarco
Say it: ploo-TAR-koh
Meaning
From Greek ploutos 'wealth' and archos 'ruler'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 24 babies given this name since 1927
- At its height in 1938, about 1 in 158,400 boys
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Greek | Ploutarchos |
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Famous bearers
- Plutarco Elías Calles, president of Mexico
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- Ancient Greek literature and history (Homer, Herodotus, Plutarch and others)
- National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.