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==Etymology== |
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+ | The surname ''Plunkett'', though common in [[Ireland]], is ultimately of [[France|French]] origin.<ref name="surnamedb">"[http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Plunkett Plunkett]" on the Internet Surname Database</ref> It may be a habatational name derived from the name of the village of Plouquenet in [[wikipedia:Ille-et-Villaine|Ille-et-Villaine]], [[wikipedia:Brittany|Brittany]], itself meaning "parish of Guenec," from Breton ''plou'', "parish," and ''Guenec'', a personal name (derived from ''guen'', "white") belonging to a saint.<ref name="ancestry">"[http://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=plunkett Plunkett]" on Ancestry.com</ref> It may also derive from an occupational name for a person who made or sold blankets, from Middle English ''blaunket'', from Anglo-Norman French ''blancquet'', a diminutive form of ''blanc'', "white."<ref name="ancestry" /> |
==Notes and references== |
==Notes and references== |
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Revision as of 06:21, 21 March 2016
Plunkett was the surname of a wizarding family that existed from at least the first half of the 19th century. It is unknown if they were pure-blood, or had both Muggle and magical heritage.
Known family members
- Josiah Plunkett — a Quidditch referee
- Mirabella Plunkett — a witch famous for falling in love with a merman
- Samuel Plunkett — a wizard infamous for shrunk a village
Etymology
The surname Plunkett, though common in Ireland, is ultimately of French origin.[1] It may be a habatational name derived from the name of the village of Plouquenet in Ille-et-Villaine, Brittany, itself meaning "parish of Guenec," from Breton plou, "parish," and Guenec, a personal name (derived from guen, "white") belonging to a saint.[2] It may also derive from an occupational name for a person who made or sold blankets, from Middle English blaunket, from Anglo-Norman French blancquet, a diminutive form of blanc, "white."[2]