Ptolemy

  • [ TAHL-ə-mee (English) ]
  • History
From the Greek name Πτολεμαιος (Ptolemaios), derived from Greek πολεμηιος (polemeios) meaning "aggressive, warlike". Ptolemy was the name of several Greco-Egyptian rulers of Egypt, all descendants of Ptolemy I, one of the generals of Alexander the Great. This was also the name of a Greek astronomer.

EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT GREEK: Ptolemaios
FEMININE FORMS
ANCIENT GREEK: Ptolemais