Bartholomew
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Bartholomew
- /bɑːˈθɒləmjuː/ UK
- /ˈbɑːtəlmi/ UK, archaic
- /bɑɹˈθɑləmju/ US
- /bɑɹˈtɑləmi/ US, archaic
Where it comes from
From Latin Bartholomaeus, from Ancient Greek Βαρθολομαῖος (Bartholomaîos), from Aramaic בר תלמי (bar tolmai, “son of Talmai; son of Ptolemy”), from בר (bar, “son”) and תלמי (tolmai, “Talmai; Ptolemy”). It has long been unclear whether the Apostle's father was named after the biblical Talmai, king of Geshur, or one of the Greek Ptolemies, as the two originally unrelated names were conflated in Jewish Aramaic.
The ending -ew underwent a similar evolution to that seen in Hebrew (ultimately from Latin Hebraeus) and Jew (from Latin Iudaeus, with loss of the -ud-).
The name's pronunciation was changed to match the spelling; contrast French Barthélemy from the same source.
proper noun Bartholomews
- An Apostle, identified with Nathanael. (biblical character) Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus; Simon the Ca
- A male given name from Aramaic of biblical origin.
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: olmsted, biggs, bartolomeo, nathanael, barnabas, matthias, nicodemus, bartholomewtide, nazarene, naphtali, barlaam, caspar, nathan, jude, judas, naphtalite
Translations
Every language
name the Apostle
| Español | Bartolomé |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 바르톨로메오 bareutollome'o |
| 日本語 | バルトロマイ Barutoromai |
| 中文 | 巴多羅買 /巴多罗买 Bāduōluómǎi |
| हिन्दी | बरतुलमै bartulmai |
| Português | Bartolomeu |
| Français | Barthélemy |
| Italiano | Bartolomeo |
| Ελληνικά | Βαρθολομαίος Vartholomaíos |
| Română | Bartolomeu |
| Русский | Варфоломе́й Varfoloméj |
| Tiếng Việt | Batôlômêô |
| العربية | بَرْثُولَمَاوْس barṯūlamāws |
| עברית | ברתולומאוס, ברתלמי |
name male given name
| Español | Bartolomé |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | बार्थोलोम्यू bārtholomyū |
| Português | Bartolomeu |
| Français | Barthélemy |
| Deutsch | Bartholomäus |
| Italiano | Bartolomeo |
| Ελληνικά | Βαρθολομαίος Vartholomaíos |
| Română | Bartolomeu |
| Русский | Варфоломе́й Varfoloméj, Барто́ломью Bartólomʹju |
| Tiếng Việt | Batôlômêô |
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title = {Bartholomew},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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