Given name & surname · also Ancient Greek
Ptolemaeus
Ptolemaeus is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Latin.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Ptolemaeus comes from Ancient Greek, and ultimately from Greek.
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Ptolemaeus’s family of names
In Latin usage, Ptolemaeus has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Ptolemeusz. In Latin usage, Ptolemaeus has a conventional equivalent in the English form PTOLEMY. In English usage, Ptolemaeus has a related form in Ptolemæus.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Ptolemaeus has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
5 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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