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I realized when it was too late that I could click more than one. [name_m]Ptolemy[/name_m]>Tolemy. I love the name and both husband and I have math degrees. We absolutely contemplated this name at one point. [name_u]Love[/name_u] it!
My opinion wasn’t on there: that is to say, I don’t like [name_m]Ptolemy[/name_m], but if you like [name_m]Ptolemy[/name_m] and live in an area it wouldn’t be perceived as odd, I don’t see why not. I think a very traditional middle name is needed to balance it out though.
I really dislike it, simply because I can never get my head around the spelling of it. I know how it’s pronounced, but I can’t seem to stop my brain from saying the P at the front. It’s likely a silly reason, and I doubt many others have that issue (I don’t know really), but for that reason, I said that I dislike it.
I second @lawsonhaley, it hurts my brain to look at it. I want to pronounce it p-toh-lemmy and it feels so foreign to me. If you can get away with it and it can be usable where you live, go for it.
I love this name! If you have come across the name [name_m]Bartholomew[/name_m], [name_m]Ptolemy[/name_m] is its origins. I like that It’s an ancient name with plenty of interesting history attached to it, as well as sounding the name with a silent p. It totally looks better with the p then without it I think.
My partner and I are expecting a son soon and have decided ages ago to name him [name_m]Ptolemy[/name_m] Makepeace…
I completely and utterly love, love, love [name_m]Ptolemy[/name_m] (a lot). It’s one of my absolute favourite names, and I’ve been thinking it up to 2nd place on my list. I’d have no qualms about using it tomorrow. I love the sound, which I think actually makes it more usable, as it comes across, to me, as youthful and energetic, whilst still being a legitimate name that ages well. I actually really like the spelling too, even though it is a bit awkward, and I don’t think it would be too difficult to correct (considering how many names have silent letters/non intuitive spellings). The way it looks, along with the sound and history, really adds to the imagery I get from [name_m]Ptolemy[/name_m]; ancient, unexplored to-be-discovered lands, golden sand and deserts. I’m not a fan of the meaning either, but there are way more pros that make it worth it.
So yeah, I will always be an advocate for [name_m]Ptolemy[/name_m] haha. I think it’s one of the best boys’ names out there.
Almost forgot about combos and siblings :p:
[name_m]Ptolemy[/name_m] [name_m]Alexander[/name_m]
[name_m]Ptolemy[/name_m] [name_m]Lysander[/name_m]
[name_m]Ptolemy[/name_m] [name_m]William[/name_m]
[name_m]Ptolemy[/name_m] [name_m]Horatio[/name_m]
[name_m]Ptolemy[/name_m] [name_m]Vincent[/name_m]
[name_m]Ptolemy[/name_m] [name_m]Bartholomew[/name_m]
From your signature, I actually really like [name_m]Jasper[/name_m], [name_m]Adrian[/name_m], [name_m]Judah[/name_m], [name_f]Faye[/name_f], [name_f]Phaedra[/name_f], [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f], [name_m]Julian[/name_m], [name_f]Octavia[/name_f], [name_m]Archer[/name_m], [name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] and [name_f]Persephone[/name_f] with [name_m]Ptolemy[/name_m]. Other siblings:
[name_m]Gideon[/name_m]
[name_u]Dorian[/name_u]
[name_m]Isidore[/name_m]
[name_m]Artemus[/name_m]
[name_u]August[/name_u]
[name_f]Flavia[/name_f]
[name_f]Theodora[/name_f]
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u]
[name_f]Xanthe[/name_f]
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f]
[name_f]Amadea[/name_f]
[name_m]Timothy[/name_m] is the only name I can really think of that’s kind of similar to [name_m]Ptolemy[/name_m], [name_u]Bellamy[/name_u] too maybe.
[name_m]Ptolemy[/name_m] is great! I love the sound - it’s strong yet elegant. I highly doubt there would be pronunciation issues. The name is known well enough, and people shouldn’t have any trouble, or if they do, it should be cleared up after a simple correction. It might look a little ‘foreign’ compared to more common names like [name_m]Henry[/name_m] and [name_u]James[/name_u], but it doesn’t sound too different from more familiar names.
I think [name_m]Ptolemy[/name_m] is great! But in my area (the Midwest) it would be pretty outlandish. In [name_m]New[/name_m] [name_m]York[/name_m] I think it’s great!
It couldnt work on a human
It’s cool in the same way naming your kid [name_m]Aristotle[/name_m] or [name_m]Plato[/name_m] or [name_m]Galileo[/name_m] is. I like it, I’d think it was pretty neat if I met a kid with that name, but I wouldn’t consider it myself. Too much pressure and too “out there” for me to personally use.
I would be horrified if I met a Tolemy. That is, in someways, a sacrelige far worse than any whacked out spelling of Maddyssyn or Mkinzee people can concoct.
Thank you all for your feedback! I’m heartened to hear that other people are considering [name_m]Ptolemy[/name_m]. (And yes, that’s definitely the spelling winner.)
I love [name_m]Ptolemy[/name_m] it was on our short list if we had a boy. Please don’t remove the P!
I won’t! [name_f]Promise[/name_f]!
I love [name_m]Ptolemy[/name_m] so I would encourage you to keep it on your list! It’s a name of great antiquity and historical significance (I’ve been fascinated by the pharaoh’s of [name_u]Egypt[/name_u] since childhood). It’s an old name but sounds “contemporary” so it has the best of both worlds: a child named [name_m]Ptolemy[/name_m] would “stand out” from the crowd but would be able to “fit in” as well. Does that make any sense? Since it’s unusual and quirky, I would use a more traditional male name in the middle. Glancing at your signature names, [name_m]Ptolemy[/name_m] [name_m]Jack[/name_m] is my pick! [name_m]How[/name_m] handsome is he? 
Its cool, but will almost always get mispronouced/spelled. And I dislike the Tolomy spelling personally.
I love the way it sounds, but dislike the way it looks with the Pt; however, given the historical significance, I would hesitate to remove it. For the record, I don’t like the looks of the Tolemy spelling either. Might be a cool middle name?