Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Ptolemaios is a romanization of ⲡⲧⲟⲗⲉⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ. ⲡⲧⲟⲗⲉⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ comes from Ancient Greek.
Explained through its name family
Ptolemaios’s family of names
In Finnish usage, Ptolemaios has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Ptolemeusz. In Swedish usage, Ptolemaios has a conventional equivalent in the English form PTOLEMY.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Ptolemaios
- Ptolemy2nd-century Roman mathematician, astronomer, geographer100–170
- Ptolemy I SoterMacedonian general, ruler of Egypt365 BC–285 BC
- Ptolemy II Philadelphusking of the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt (308–246 B.C.)307 BC–245 BC
- Ptolemy III EuergetesEgyptian pharaoh283 BC–221 BC
- Ptolemy V Epiphanesfifth ruler of the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt (209–179 B.C.)
- Ptolemy IV Philopator4th Pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt (r. 221–204 BC)243 BC–203 BC
- Ptolemy XIII Theos PhilopatorPharaoh of Egypt from 51 to 47 BC61 BC–46 BC
- Ptolemy XII Auletes1st-century BC Egyptian pharaoh116 BC–50 BC
- Ptolemy VI PhilometorEgyptian pharaoh185 BC–144 BC
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