Bartholomew (name)

Bartholomew is an English or Jewish given name that derives from the Aramaic name meaning "son of Talmai".[1] 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".

Bartholomew
Pronunciationoriginally /ˈbɑːrtəlmi/,
now commonly /bɑːrˈθɒləmj/
GenderMale
Language(s)Aramaic, Hebrew
Origin
Word/nameAncient Israel
Meaningson of Talmai
Region of originCanaan
Other names
Related namesBart (diminutive)

Bartholomew is English or Scottish but also a Jewish surname with the same meaning as the above as a given name.

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The name Bartholomew in other languages

See also

  • All pages with titles beginning with Bartholomew
  • All pages with titles containing Bartholomew
  • Bart

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.
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