Someone please tell me I'm delusional šŸ˜­

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As you all know, I really love (and will probably eventually consider) some really out-there names. However, I fear I have truly crossed a line this time :sweat_smile:

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I fear I have fallen in love with a beautiful name: Ptolomea[name_f][/name_f] (tawl-uh-MAY-uh). I love [name_m]Ptolemy[/name_m], and Ptolomea just feels so stately and gorgeous!!

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However, (and most unfortunately)ā€¦ Ptolomea is also the name of a circle of hell in Danteā€™s inferno[name_f][/name_f] :sob:
[name_f][/name_f]Realistically, I know it can not be done. However, I just canā€™t seem to let go of her!!

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Please offer any and all suggestions you can think of that are similar to her but with a more positive relation!! Iā€™m not a huge fan of Ptolomais or [name_f]Poppaea[/name_f], but anything else you can think of Iā€™d love to hear.
[name_f][/name_f]Thank you all!!

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Ptolomea is gorgeous!!!

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what about [name_f]Bartolomea[/name_f] as an alternative?

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Sheā€™s so pretty [name_f][/name_f]! Honestly, sheā€™s pretty enough Iā€™d still consider it lol, I know thatā€™s probably bad.

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I canā€™t think of particularly any that sound similar, but maybe some cool P names?:

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[name_f]Phryne[/name_f] (it does mean Toad though, which I think is cute but could be bothersome)
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Psamathe[/name_f] (satellite of Neptune)
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Parthenia[/name_f] & [name_f]Parthenope[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Philophrosyne[/name_f] (female personification of friendship & goodness, so basically the opposite of a circle of hell lol)
[name_f][/name_f]Polymnia (ā€œabounding in songā€)
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Pomona[/name_f] (ā€œfruit treeā€)

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[name_f]Bartolomea[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f]Ptolemaida
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Timea[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Timandra[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Tourmaline[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f]Aristelia

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Then I may be even more delusional, because my first thought was ā€œoh, thatā€™s actuallyā€¦ :sparkles:kind of cool. :sparkles:ā€[name_f][/name_f] :sob:

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Maybeā€¦

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[name_f]Hippolyta[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Photina[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Philomela[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Petronella[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Pasiphaƫ[/name_f]

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Ptolomea [name_f][/name_f]- oh, she sounds so dreamy! Much more ethereal cloud than fiery underworld :confused:

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Iā€™m not helping you let go perhaps, because I really want to suggest a spelling change to Talomea or some such? (Tolomea is listed as a submitted name on BtN [name_f][/name_f]- Italian fem form of Tolomeo.)

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Some similar sounding name ideas:
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Salomea[/name_f] (Solomiya is a Ukrainian variant of [name_f]Salome[/name_f], but I canā€™t find a PN guide for her.)
[name_f][/name_f]Tahmina
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Alodia[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Paloma[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f]Shall we invent Palomea?
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Haumea[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f]TĆ­mea
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Euphemia[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Lamorna[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f]Thalma
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Tulia[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f]Theolene, ThƩoline
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Teodora[/name_f]

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Iā€™ll also have a hunt through my hearted name list here on NB and see if thereā€™s anything Ptolomea-like I can share.

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[name_f]Astraea[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Iphigenia[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Hypatia[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Calpurnia[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Pelagia[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f]Tryphaena
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Pandora[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f]Protogeneia
[name_f][/name_f]Astypalaea
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Pompeia[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f]Nymphaea
[name_f][/name_f]Pangaea
[name_f][/name_f]Tarpeia
[name_f][/name_f]Petraea
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Ptelea[/name_f]

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Focusing on other names of Greek origin, maybeā€¦
Paschalina
Pangratia
PaĆÆsia
Paladia / Palladia
Pamphile
Panoraia
Patrokleia
Pelayia (+ Pelageya ?)
Peristera
Pieria
Pistis
Platona / Platonida
Polydora
Polymnia
Polytime
Polychronia
Porfyria / Porfyro
Terpsithea
Troadia
Symela
Polymene

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[name_f][/name_f][name_f][/name_f]names like Ptolomea or at least a little reminiscent[name_f][/name_f]

[name_f]Amalthea[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Polaris[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Phaenna[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Amadea[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Ameyalli[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Phyllida[/name_f], [name_f]Phillida[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Dulcinea[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Amapola[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Almila[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Nerea[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Orlena[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Pluma[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Soleia[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Mayumi[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Maricela[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Pamelia[/name_f]

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[name_f][/name_f][name_f][/name_f]Some others I just thought you may like.[name_f][/name_f]

[name_f]Gelsomina[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Aquitaine[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Sydania[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Itzayana[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Ingalill[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Wysandria[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f]Wystaria
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Calendula[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Xolani[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Ardesia[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Parthenie[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Kalinda[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Sunisa[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Senuna[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Yonina[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Leatrice[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Corymbia[/name_f]

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@justagirlwholovesnam
[name_f][/name_f]Thank you (for feeding my delusions maybe), but still!! [name_f]Bartolomea[/name_f] is pretty but maybe a touch religious for me, good suggestion though!!

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@auroracallista
[name_f][/name_f]Haha thank you!! I know, itā€™s pretty difficult for me to say no to her even though the meaning is soā€¦ :sob:
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Love[/name_f] your suggestions, especially [name_f]Parthenope[/name_f], Polymnia, and Pomona!!

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@Greyblue
[name_f][/name_f]Ooh thank you so much!! [name_f]Loving[/name_f][name_f][/name_f] Ptolemaida (she might be the winner here tbh), and Aristelia is also so fun!!

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@Demoiselle
[name_f][/name_f]Ugh it is kinda cool, isnā€™t it?? Thank you for your suggestions, I quite like [name_f]Hippolyta[/name_f] and [name_f]PasiphaĆ«[/name_f] !!

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@EdgeOfTheMeadow
[name_f][/name_f]Aw thank you so much, youā€™re truly too sweet to me!! I do quite like Talomea, as well as [name_f]Salomea[/name_f], [name_f]Alodia[/name_f], [name_f]Tulia[/name_f], and Theolene!!
[name_f][/name_f]From your second and third lists, I really am enjoying [name_f]Phaenna[/name_f], [name_f]Amapola[/name_f], [name_f]Pluma[/name_f], [name_f]Soleia[/name_f], [name_f]Wysandria[/name_f], [name_f]Parthenie[/name_f], [name_f]Senuna[/name_f], [name_f]Corymbia[/name_f], and Leatrice!!

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@shanade213
[name_f][/name_f]Thank you for your suggestions!! I really like [name_f]Hypatia[/name_f], [name_f]Pompeia[/name_f], and Ptelea!! [name_f]Ptelea[/name_f] especially is so stunning :slight_smile:

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@tallemaja
[name_f][/name_f]Thank you so much [name_f]Maya[/name_f], I knew youā€™d come to my rescue :sweat_smile:
[name_f][/name_f]Iā€™m loving Paschalina (so eastery!!), Patrokleia, Pelayia, Porfyria, and Symela!!

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Honestly, I think itā€™s fine. The majority of people you encounter wonā€™t have read Danteā€™s inferno! [name_m]Even[/name_m] then, I think itā€™s beautiful, and you could probably find a nice meaning for it somewhere!!

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Maital
[name_f][/name_f]Pherenike
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Anatolia[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Maia[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Philomena[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Timothea[/name_f]

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In fact, you may have just sold me on the name. Itā€™s so gorgeous. Aside from Danteā€™s infernoā€“Ptolemy was a common name for Egyptian rulers during the Ptolemaic dynasty, and stems from the greek word meaning ā€œwar-like.ā€ War-like is not always a bad thing, especially on a girl; it could insinuate that she is strong, persistent, and stands up for what she believes.

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Additionally, the name existed before the book. Itā€™s truly an ancient name.

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Some other ideas, though, because I do understand the hesitation:
[name_f][/name_f]-Penthesilea (a favorite of mine!!)
[name_f][/name_f]-Nepenthe
[name_f][/name_f]-Heroica
[name_f][/name_f]-Ephemera
[name_f][/name_f]-Panacea

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I know Im probably crazy but Iā€™d actually consider it useable. I mean itā€™s name like enough to make it, and itā€™s cool. A circle in hell is not the greatest association, but if [name_f]Lilith[/name_f] is useable I donā€™t see why Ptolomaea wouldnā€™t be. I personally associate it with the [name_f]Ethel[/name_f] [name_m]Cain[/name_m] song, so I feel itā€™s nice. Ptolemaeus is a name Id give a future son.

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[name_f]Galatea[/name_f]