Bartholomew - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Bartholomew \b(a)-rtholo-mew, bar-tho-lomew\ is pronounced bar-THAWL-oh-myoo. It is of Aramaic origin, and its meaning is "son of Talmai (the farmer)". Talmai is a Hebrew name meaning "abounding in furrows". Biblical: byname of one of the twelve apostles, Nathaniel, known as the patron saint of tanners and vintners. The name was common in the Middle Ages but was not revived in the 19th century, as so many medieval names were. Extremely unusual today, probably due to the number of syllables. Bart, Bartle, Bartin (formerly in frequent use) and Thole are short forms. Bartholomaus is German; Barthelemy is French; Bartolomeo and Bartolommeo are Italian; Bartolome is Spanish.

Bartholomew has 29 variant forms: Bart, Bartalan, Bartel, Barth, Barthelemy, Barthlomeo, Bartho, Barthol, Barthold, Bartholoma, Bartholomaus, Bartholomé, Bartholomeus, Bartin, Bartle, Bartlet, Bartlett, Bartlomiej, Bartolome, Bartolomej, Bartolomeo, Bartolomeu, Bartolommeo, Bartome, Bartow, Bartt, Bat, Bertel and Thole.

For more information, see also the related name Parthalan.

Baby names that sound like Bartholomew are Bartley, Berthold and Bertolde.

Bartholomew is a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Bartholomew. Click here to compare Bartholomew with related baby names.