At a Glance
- Meaning
- Flat-footed (from the Latin nickname Plautus)
- Origin
- Latin
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- ploh-TY-nus
Plotinus is a Latin boy's name meaning “flat-footed (from the Latin nickname Plautus)”. It appears in our list of Greek Baby Boy Names With Heroic Roots.
Meaning & Origin of Plotinus
Meaning: Flat-footed (from the Latin nickname Plautus).
Origin: Latin.
A common claim: "One who sails" Actually: This looks like confusion with the similar-sounding Greek word for 'sailing/floating'; the real root is the Latin nickname Plautus ('flat-footed'), unrelated to ships.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Plotinus
ploh-TY-nusIPA /ploʊˈtaɪnəs/
Popularity of Plotinus
Plotinus doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
Lists That Include Plotinus
Similar Names
Theron · Sophron · Chrysippus · Philolaus · Dion · Dexion
