Ptolemy
Greek
"aggressive, warlike"
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Updated Tue Feb 03 2026
The name Ptolemy peaked for boys at #8649 in 2016.
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20 Names Similar to Ptolemy
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- Prospero
- Philo
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- Wolfram
- Barthelemy
- Belvedere
- Ludovico
- Penrose
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- Tristram
- Bonaventure
- Thibault
- Floris
- Pendragon
- Rollo
- Alois
- Zebulon
- Kitto
- Hieronymus
Famous People Named Ptolemy
- Saint Ptolemya Roman martyred with St. Lucius
- Saint PtolemyMartyred Bishop
- Ptolemy IXIV, Pharaohs of Egypt
- Ptolemy XV Philopator Philometor Caesar aka Caesarionlast pharaoh of Egypt; son of Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt and Julius Caesar
- Ptolemy PhiladelphosKing of Syria; son of Cleopatra and Triumvir Marc Antony
- (Claudius) PtolemyGreco,Roman scholar
- PtolemyKing of Mauretania
- Ptolemy TompkinsAmerican writer
- Ptolemy DeanEnglish architect and TV presenter
- Ptolemy John Williams (b. 2007)son of Gretchen Mol & Kip Williams
The name Ptolemy in Pop Culture
- Alderman Ptolemy Tortoisefrom The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher by Beatrix Potter
- Ptolemywizard, Harry Potter and Philosopher's Stone
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