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PTOLEMY

Gender: Masculine

Usage: History

Pronounced: TAHL-ə-mee (English)  [key]

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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