Bartholomew (name)

Bartholomew
Pronunciationoriginally /ˈbɑːrtəlmi/,
now commonly /bɑːrˈθɒləmjuː/
GenderMale
LanguageAramaic, Hebrew
Name dayAugust 24 (Western), June 11 (Eastern)
Origin
Word/nameAncient Israel
Meaningson of Talmai
Region of originCanaan
Other names
Related namesBart (diminutive), Barth, Barry (diminutive), Barthélemy, Bartholomäus, Bartholomeus, Bartłomiej, Bartolomé, Bartoloměj, Bartolomeo, Bartolomeu, Bertalan, Ptolemy, Talmai, Varfolomey, Vartholomaios

Bartholomew is a Jewish (generally also Christian) given name that derives from the Aramaic name meaning "son of Talmai". Bar is Aramaic for "son", and marks patronyms. Talmai either comes from telem "furrow" or is a Hebrew version of Ptolemy. Thus, Bartholomew is either "son of furrows" (i.e., rich in land) or "son of Ptolemy".

Is English and Scots it's often shortened to Barry or Bart.

In other languages

People with the given name

People with the surname

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References

  1. ↑ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford paperback reference. Oxford University Press. p. 81. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1. OCLC 67869278. Retrieved 15 June 2019.