Plato

//ˈpleɪ.toʊ// name

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  1. 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."

  2. 2
    A male given name from Ancient Greek.; The Greek philosopher, 427–347 BC, follower of Socrates.

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buddhanestorphilosopher

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"Plato held that the soul is immortal."

Etymology

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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