Ptolemy en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- tälʹəm-ē (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈtɒləmi/ (UK)
- /ˈtɑləmi/ (US)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Πτολεμαῖος (Ptolemaîos).
Meanings
- A male given name from Ancient Greek of Greek origin, borne by historical persons in ancient Egypt. ▸ Claudius Ptolemaeus (c. 90 – c. 168 AD), a Greek-speaking mathematician, geographer, astronomer, and astrologer who lived in the Hellenistic culture of Alexandria in Roman Egypt. His most important works were the Almagest and the Geography
- A male given name from Ancient Greek of Greek origin, borne by historical persons in ancient Egypt. ▸ Ptolemy I Soter ("Ptolemy the Savior", 367 BC—283 BC), a Macedonian general under Alexander the Great who was the ruler of Egypt (323 B.C.E—283 B.C.E) and founder of the Ptolemaic Empire. In 305 BC he took the role of King.
- A male given name from Ancient Greek of Greek origin, borne by historical persons in ancient Egypt. ▸ The Egyptian ruling dynasty of peoples who held the given name Ptolemy.
Deriveds
Ptolemaian · Ptolemaic · Ptolemian
Translations (41)
az Ptolemey (name of Greek origin) · it Tolomeo (name of Greek origin) · lt Ptolemėjus (name of Greek origin) · fa بطلمیوس (name of Greek origin) · la Ptolemaeus (name of Greek origin) · mk Птоломеј (name of Greek origin) · fi Ptolemaios (name of Greek origin) · ja プトレマイオス (name of Greek origin) · pt Ptolomeu (name of Greek origin) · az بطلمیوس (name of Greek origin) · grc Πτολεμαῖος (name of Greek origin) · de Ptolemaios (name of Greek origin) · tr Batlamyus (name of Greek origin) · el Πτολεμαίος (name of Greek origin) · gd Ptolomaidh (name of Greek origin) · xcl Պտղոմէոս (name of Greek origin) · ru Птолеме́й (name of Greek origin) · hy Պտղոմեոս (name of Greek origin) · da Ptolemæus (name of Greek origin) · ota بطلمیوس (name of Greek origin) · bg Птолемей (name of Greek origin) · hi तुरमय (name of Greek origin) · ar بَطُلِيمُوس (name of Greek origin) · ca Ptolemeu (name of Greek origin) · az Bətləmius (name of Greek origin) · et Ptolemaios (name of Greek origin) · sv Ptolemaios (name of Greek origin) · cmn 托勒密 (name of Greek origin) · pl Ptolemeusz (name of Greek origin) · lv Ptolemajs (name of Greek origin) · fr Ptolémée (name of Greek origin) · cop ⲡⲧⲟⲗⲉⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ (name of Greek origin) · es Tolomeo (name of Greek origin) · he תּלמי (name of Greek origin) · es Ptolomeo (name of Greek origin) · cs Ptolemaios (name of Greek origin) · ko 프톨레마이오스 (name of Greek origin) · ka პტოლემე (name of Greek origin) · ro Ptolemeu (name of Greek origin) · de Ptolemäus (name of Greek origin) · pt Ptolemeu (name of Greek origin)