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I like it and I actually think it’s fairly easy to spell. The silent P is easy to explain and the rest is intuitive. Just say “like pterodactyl!” Kids love dinosaurs.

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I don’t think I’d use it myself though. As pretentious as I can be sometimes, it’s just one step too far for me. It screams “I’m waiting for an opportunity to lecture you on Egyptian history and math. Just ask me where I got my kid’s name. Ask ask ask!”

I remember a few years ago I was working in a school and met a young (8/9yo) boy named Tolly.
Tolly was on his desk, his books, all his paperwork and I figured it was his full name (in England, nickname names are so popular I wouldn't have been shocked). After a few weeks, he randomly told me his "real name" was Ptolemy. Knowing his parents, I kind of believed him.

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I agree that the Pt- spelling isn't intuitive, but honestly, the spellings of a lot of names push phonetic boundaries. Is it any weirder to get used to or teach than Braedyn?

I love it. It's not my style but it'd be cool to see it used in real life. It's usuable--I can't remember but a celebrity, I think, used it for their kid.

I think it is a heavy name for a boy to carry, the PT would be ok

Ptolemy’s one of my favourite names (second favourite boys’ name), and I think it’s a perfectly usable name. I definitely know it would be considered a brave or weird choice in the real world, but I don’t think it’s anything people wouldn’t get over pretty quickly. It’s not hard to explain that the P is silent, and in my opinion the sound of the name is quite boyish, and very accessible, despite the more grand associations.

I like Ptolemy, but people might mispronounce it. I'd say it's usable.