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Plunkett

Plunkett proper noun: a surname from Norman.

Proper noun

Plunkett (plural Plunketts)

  1. A surname from Norman.

Forms of Plunkett

pluralPlunketts

Origin of Plunkett

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.

Words formed from Plunkett

Questions about Plunkett

What does Plunkett mean?
Plunkett means a surname from Norman.
What part of speech is Plunkett?
Plunkett is a proper noun.

Words near Plunkett in the dictionary

  1. plunked
  2. plunker
  3. plunkers
  4. plunket
  5. plunkets
  6. Plunkett
  7. Plunketts
  8. Plunketts Creek
  9. plunkety-plunk
  10. plunkety-plunks
  11. plunkier

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