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PTOLEMY
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Gender: Masculine
Usage: History
Pronounced: TAHL-ə-mee (English) [key]
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From the Greek name Πτολεμαιος (Ptolemaios), derived from Greek πολεμηιος (polemeios) meaning "aggressive" or "warlike". Ptolemy was the name of several Greco-Egyptian rulers of Egypt, all descendents of Ptolemy I, one of Alexander the Great's generals. This was also the name of a Greek astronomer. |
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