Boy · Greek
Ptolemy
Say it: TOL-uh-mee
Meaning
Likely from Greek polemos 'war'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
The dynastic name of the Macedonian kings of Egypt.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 38 babies given this name since 2003
- At its height in 2016, about 1 in 210,400 boys
- 5 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Greek | Ptolemaios |
|---|---|
| Italian | Tolomeo |
Famous bearers
- Ptolemy I Soter, king of Egypt
- Ptolemy, astronomer
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Where this comes from
- Royal and noble genealogies
- Ancient Greek literature and history (Homer, Herodotus, Plutarch and others)
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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