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Ptolemy

Olivia Musembi
By Olivia Musembi Senior Content Writer
Updated: Jul 24, 2024 | 👁️ 9 Views | 🔊 5 Pronunciations
✔️ Fact Checked by Selvakumar Mariappan (Technical Specialist)

Gender: Male

Origin: Greek

Meaning: Name of a Pharaoh, Aggressive

Pronunciation: TAH-luh-mee, /ˈtɒləmi/, T AA L AH M IY

Popularity Rank: #790,113

On this page:

  • 1. Ptolemy Meanings
  • 2. Ptolemy Pronunciation Guide
  • 3. Record your pronunciation of Ptolemy
  • 4. Translations of Ptolemy
  • 5. Ptolemy Name Popularity
  • 6. Ptolemy popularity in U.S.
  • 7. Famous People with Name Ptolemy
  • 8. Ptolemy Name Poster
  • 9. Names similar to Ptolemy

Ptolemy Meanings

  • Name of a Pharaoh
  • Aggressive
  • Greek name possibly meaning "aggressive" or "warlike"
  • used by kings in ancient Egypt.
  • Origin - Greek

Derived from the Greek name Πτολεμαῖος (Ptolemaios), possibly meaning "aggressive" or "warlike". It was the name of several kings in the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt.

The name Ptolemy is of Greek origin and means Name of a Pharaoh, Aggressive, Greek name possibly meaning "aggressive" or "warlike", used by kings in ancient Egypt.. It is often used as a Male name and is mostly used as a First Name.

Ptolemy is found in United Kingdom, United States of America, Nigeria, and 3 more countries.

Ptolemy Pronunciation Guide

Phonetic Pronunciation: TAH-luh-mee

IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet): /ˈtɒləmi/

ARPAbet Phonetic Pronunciation: T AA L AH M IY

T: Pronounce as in "top" (T AA P)

AA: Pronounce as in "father" (AA F TH ER)

L: Pronounce as in "let" (L EH T)

AH: Pronounce as in "but" (B AH T)

M: Pronounce as in "man" (M AE N)

IY: Pronounce as in "see" (S IY)

This pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET system, a phonetic notation developed by the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) for speech recognition systems. Each ARPABET symbol corresponds to a distinct sound in English. For example, 'JH' represents the sound as in 'joke,' 'AA' represents the sound as in 'father,' and 'N' represents the sound as in 'no.'

The pronunciation guide was generated using the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, a public domain resource for phonetic pronunciations of words.

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Translations of Ptolemy

  • Luxembourgish; Letzeburgesch: Ptolemäus
  • Tatar: Клавдий Птолемей
  • Lithuanian: Klaudijus Ptolemėjus
  • Thai: ทอเลมี
  • Tamil: தொலெமி
  • German: Claudius Ptolemäus
  • Danish: Ptolemæus
  • Greek, Modern (1453-): Κλαύδιος Πτολεμαίος
  • Chinese: 托勒密
  • Egyptian Arabic: كلاوديوس بطليموس
  • Russian: Клавдий Птолемей
  • Bengali: টলেমি
  • Belarusian: Клаўдзій Пталемей
  • Bulgarian: Клавдий Птолемей
  • Japanese: クラウディオス・プトレマイオス
  • Occitan (post 1500): Claudi Ptolemèu
  • Panjabi; Punjabi: ਕਲੌਡੀਅਸ ਟੋਲੇਮੀ
  • Armenian: Պտղոմեոս Կլավդիոս
  • Hindi: क्लाडियस टॉलमी
  • Hebrew: תלמי (אסטרונום)
  • Malayalam: ടോളമി
  • Macedonian: Клавдиј Птоломеј
  • Urdu: بطلیموس
  • Ukrainian: Клавдій Птолемей
  • Burmese: တော်လမီ
  • Arabic: كلاوديوس بطليموس
  • French: Ptolémée
  • Persian: بطلمیوس
  • Georgian: პტოლემე
  • Kazakh: Клавдий Птолемей
  • Serbian: Клаудије Птолемеј
  • Korean: 클라우디오스 프톨레마이오스
  • Kurdish: Batlamyûs

Ptolemy Name Popularity

At NamesLook, the name Ptolemy is recorded 17 times globally, ranking it as the 790,113th most common name worldwide.

Ptolemy is most prevalent in United Kingdom, with 7 occurrences, making it the 40,790th most popular name in the country.

Ptolemy Popularity by Country

Ptolemy popularity in U.S.

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Famous People with Name Ptolemy

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Ptolemy Name Poster

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