Plunkett

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Type Surname (from location)
Usage English, Irish
Pronounced Pron. /ˈplʌŋ.kət/(American English) /ˈplʌŋ.kɪt/(British English)  [key·simplify]
Other Forms FormsPlunket, Plunkitt, Plunkit, Plunked, Plunkedd, Plunkidd; Pluincéid (Irish Gaelic)

Meaning & History

habitational name from a metathesized form of Plouquenet in Ille-et-Villaine, Brittany, so named from Breton plou "parish. (from Latin plebs "people") and Guenec, the personal name (a diminutive of guen "white") of a somewhat obscure saint. Variant of Plunket.
Added 6/2/2025 by Paradiso36