Ptolemy
About Ptolemy
Pronounced "TAHL-a-mee," this was the name of one of Alexander the Great's generals and several Greco-Egyptian rulers, as well as the name of a famous Greek astronomer. Actress Gretchen Mol brought it into modern times when she chose it for her baby.
Pronounced TAH-luh-mee.
As of October 2026, Ptolemy ranked #10426 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #8649 in 2016.
Editor's take: The name Ptolemy is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "aggressive, warlike".
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Ptolemy on lists
Famous Ptolemys
- Saint Ptolemy
a Roman martyred with St. Lucius
- Saint Ptolemy
Martyred Bishop
- Ptolemy I
XIV, Pharaohs of Egypt
- Ptolemy XV Philopator Philometor Caesar aka Caesarion
last pharaoh of Egypt; son of Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt and Julius Caesar
- Ptolemy Philadelphos
King of Syria; son of Cleopatra and Triumvir Marc Antony
- (Claudius) Ptolemy
Greco,Roman scholar
- Ptolemy
King of Mauretania
- Ptolemy Tompkins
American writer
- Ptolemy Dean
English architect and TV presenter
- Ptolemy John Williams (b. 2007)
son of Gretchen Mol & Kip Williams
Ptolemy in pop culture
- Alderman Ptolemy Tortoise
from The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher by Beatrix Potter
- Ptolemy
wizard, Harry Potter and Philosopher's Stone