Plessis - wikipedia Plessis Plessis ( Afrikaans : du Plessis ) Plessy, and de Plessis are related surnames of French origin, and may refer to : A plessis meant a fence made of interwoven branches in Old French. French people : Cardinal Richelieu, French statesman and cardinal, born Armand - Jean du Plessis, Seigneur de Richelieu Phillipe de Plessis, French knight and 13th Grand Master of the Knights Templar Armand - Emmanuel du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu, French statesman Alphonse - Louis du Plessis de Richelieu, French bishop Jacques de Rougé du Plessis - Bellière, French general Suzanne, Marquise du Plessis - Bellière, wife of Jacques and political opponent of Louis XIV Marie Duplessis, French courtesan Gilbert de Choiseul Duplessis Praslin, French bishop Caesar, duc de Choiseul, Marshal of France, born Cæsar Choiseul du Plessis - Praslin Philippe de Mornay, French Protestant writer, also known as Mornay Du Plessis Thomas - Antoine de Mauduit du Plessis, a French officer who fought in the American Revolutionary War Damien Plessis, French footballer Guillaume Plessis, French footballer from Réunion Afrikaners : Jan du Plessis, British - South African businessman Bismarck du Plessis and Jannie du Plessis, brothers and South African rugby players Koos du Plessis, South African songwriter Corné du Plessis, South African sprinter Christian du Plessis, South African baritone Alicia L. du Plessis, South African photographer Faf du Plessis, a South African cricketer Johannes du Plessis, a South African DRC missionary David du Plessis, a South African Pentecostal minister Tinus du Plessis, a Namibian rugby player Joachim du Plessis, a South African Welfare representative & fundraiser Others : Jerry Duplessis, Haitian record producer John de Plessis, 7th Earl of Warwick Joseph - Octave Plessis, Canadian bishop Homer Plessy, American litigant, plaintiff in the landmark Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court decision See also Le Plessis ( disambiguation ), the name of 23 communes in France Plessey, a historic British corporation Plessis 1817 ellipsoid This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Plessis. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Plessis&oldid=785451433 '' Categories : Disambiguation pages Surnames French - language surnames Afrikaans - language surnames Surnames of French origin Hidden categories : All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Talk About Wikipedia Cebuano Deutsch Français Nederlands Русский Svenska Українська Edit links This page was last edited on 13 June 2017, at 16 : 19. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: where does the name du plessis come from
Answer: Afrikaans