Given name · also Latin
Ptolémée
Ptolémée is a masculine given name from Latin, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in French.
Original LatinPtolemaeus
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Ptolémée comes from Latin, and ultimately from Ancient Greek.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In French usage, Ptolémée developed from Πτολεμαῖος.
Ptolémée’s family of names
In French usage, Ptolémée developed from the Ancient Greek form Πτολεμαῖος. In French usage, Ptolémée was borrowed from the Latin form Ptolemaeus. In French usage, Ptolémée has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Ptolemeusz.
The ring: across languages.
Around the world
Ptolémée has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
Ancient Greekwhere Ptolémée comes from · 1 name
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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