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| Pronunciation | originally /ˈbɑːrtəlmi/, now commonly /bɑːrˈθɒləmjuː/ |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Language(s) | Aramaic, Hebrew |
| Name day | August 24 (Western), June 11 (Eastern) |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Ancient Israel |
| Meaning | son of Talmai |
| Region of origin | Canaan |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Bart (diminutive), Barthélemy, Bartholomäus, Bartholomeus, Bartłomiej, Bartolomé, Bartoloměj, Bartolomeo, Bartolomeu, Bertalan, Talmai, Ptolemy, Varfolomey, Vartholomaios |
Bartholomew is an English or Jewish (generally also Christian) 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 (Barry) is English or Scottish but also a Jewish surname with the same meaning as the above as a given name.
- ^ 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.