Given name

ⲡⲧⲟⲗⲉⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ

ⲡⲧⲟⲗⲉⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ (ptolemaios) is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Coptic.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

ⲡⲧⲟⲗⲉⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ comes from Ancient Greek.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

In Coptic usage, ⲡⲧⲟⲗⲉⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ developed from Πτολεμαῖος.

ⲡⲧⲟⲗⲉⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ’s family of names

In Coptic usage, ⲡⲧⲟⲗⲉⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ developed from the Ancient Greek form Πτολεμαῖος. In Coptic usage, ⲡⲧⲟⲗⲉⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ has a conventional equivalent in the English form PTOLEMY.

Walk ⲡⲧⲟⲗⲉⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ’s family in the name graph

ⲡⲧⲟⲗⲉⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥPtolemaiosPtolemyΠτολεμαῖος

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Spellings & scripts 1

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Across languages 2

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