Plato

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UK/ˈpleɪ.təʊ/Canada, US/ˈpleɪ.toʊ/Canada, US[ˈpleɪ.ɾoʊ]Australia/ˈplæɪ.təʉ/

proper noun

A male given name from Ancient Greek.

OriginMiddle English Plato ← Latin Platō ← Ancient Greek Πλάτων (Plátōn) →
Less commonScrabble 7
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Platon

  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
    1. The Greek philosopher, 427–347 BC, follower of Socrates.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleth₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pléth₂us
  3. Proto-Hellenic*plətús
  4. Ancient Greekπλᾰτῠ́ς (plătŭ́s)
  5. Ancient GreekΠλάτων (Plátōn)
  6. LatinPlatō
  7. Middle EnglishPlato
  8. EnglishPlato

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.

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Translations

Ancient Greek Πλάτων
  • Πλάτων (Plátōn)Greek philosopher
Arabic أَفْلَاطُون
  • أَفْلَاطُون (ʔaflāṭūn)Greek philosopher
Bulgarian Пла́тон
  • Пла́тон (Pláton)Greek philosopher
Catalan Plató
  • PlatóGreek philosopher
Chinese Mandarin 柏拉圖 /柏拉图
  • 柏拉圖 /柏拉图 (Bólātú)Greek philosopher
Czech Platón
  • PlatónGreek philosopher
Esperanto Platono
  • PlatonoGreek philosopher
Finnish Platon
  • PlatonGreek philosopher
French Platon
  • PlatonGreek philosopher
German Plato, Platon
  • PlatoGreek philosopher
  • PlatonGreek philosopher
Greek Πλάτων
  • Πλάτων (Pláton)Greek philosopher
Hebrew אַפְּלָטוֹן
  • אַפְּלָטוֹן (aplatón)Greek philosopher
Hindi अफ़्लातून, फ़लातूँ
  • अफ़्लातून (aflātūn)Greek philosopher
  • फ़लातूँ (falātū̃)Greek philosopher
  • अफलातून (aphlātūn)Greek philosopher
  • फलातूँ (phalātū̃)Greek philosopher
Hungarian Platón
  • PlatónGreek philosopher
Icelandic Platon
  • PlatonGreek philosopher
Irish Platón
  • PlatónGreek philosopher
Italian Platone
  • PlatoneGreek philosopher
Japanese プラトン
  • プラトン (Puraton)Greek philosopher
Korean 플라톤
  • 플라톤 (Peullaton)Greek philosopher
Latin Plato
  • PlatoGreek philosopher
Norwegian Bokmål Platon
  • PlatonGreek philosopher
Persian افلاطون, فلاطون
  • افلاطون (aflâtun)Greek philosopher
  • فلاطون (falâtun)Greek philosopher
  • پلاتن (pelāton)Greek philosopher
  • فلاتن (falāton)Greek philosopher
Polish Platon
  • PlatonGreek philosopher
Portuguese Platão
  • PlatãoGreek philosopher
Romanian Platon
  • PlatonGreek philosopher
Russian Плато́н
  • Плато́н (Platón)Greek philosopher
Spanish Platón
  • PlatónGreek philosopher
Swedish Platon
  • PlatonGreek philosopher
Thai เพลโต
  • เพลโต (plee-dtôo)Greek philosopher
Turkish Eflatun, Platon
  • EflatunGreek philosopher
  • PlatonGreek philosopher
Ukrainian Плато́н
  • Плато́н (Platón)Greek philosopher

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Plato

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Anagrams

Tapolploat
Cite this entry
APA

Plato. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Plato

MLA

“Plato.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Plato. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Plato,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Plato.

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