Given name
Ptolemæus
“warlike”
Ptolemæus is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek, meaning “warlike.”
Meaning & origin
Ptolemæus’s family of names
In English usage, Ptolemæus has a related form in Ptolemaeus. In Latin usage, Ptolemæus has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Ptolemeusz. In Danish usage, Ptolemæus has a conventional equivalent in the English form PTOLEMY.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Ptolemæus has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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