Name Ptelea Gender Feminine Usage Greek Mythology Scripts Πτελεα(Ancient Greek) Edit Status Status3. usages AND description are verified Meaning & History Derived from Ancient Greek πτελέα (ptelea) meaning "wych elm", another name for the European elm tree. This was the name of one of the eight hamadryad daughters of Oxylos and Hamadryas, associated with the elm tree.