Ptolemy - Meaning of Ptolemy

What does Ptolemy mean?

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Ptolemy

[ 3 syll. (p)to-le-my, pt-ol-emy ] The baby boy name Ptolemy is pronounced TAAL-ah-Miy (English) †. Ptolemy has its origins in the Old Greek language. Ptolemy is a variant form of the name Ptolemaios.

See also the related category greek.

Ptolemy is not frequently used as a baby boy name. It is not ranked within the top 1000.

Baby names that sound like Ptolemy include Taelon, Talessin, Telemon, Tolecan, Tolucan, Taliesin (English and Welsh), Tolomeo, Talen, Tallan, Tallean, Tallen, Tallon, Taylan, Taylon, Tellan, Tellen, Tellon, Tellun, Tilen, and Tilson.

† Pronunciation for Ptolemy: T as in "tee (T.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"