Plunkett

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proper noun

A surname from Norman.

OriginBreton plou ← Latin plebs →
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Meanings

proper nounPlunkett (plural Plunketts)

plural Plunketts

  1. A surname from Norman.

Origin

  1. Latinplebs
  2. Bretonplou“parish”
  3. EnglishPlunkett

From the Norman habitational surname, from the village of Pleugueneuc, in Brittany, said to be from Breton plou (“parish”) (from Latin plebs) + the personal name Guenec, formed from gwenn (“white”). As an Irish surname, it has been Gaelicized in Pluincéid.

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APA

Plunkett. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Plunkett

MLA

“Plunkett.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Plunkett. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Plunkett,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Plunkett.

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