Bartel as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Bartel

What is the meaning of the name Bartel ?

The baby name Bartel is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈbɑːrtəl/ (BAR-tel).

Bartel is in Origin.

Bartel is a German- and Dutch-language short form of Bartholomew, from Greek Bartholomaios, itself from Aramaic bar Talmai, meaning “son of Talmai,” traditionally glossed as “son of the furrows” or “plowman.” The form also appears in Polish as a vernacular variant of Bartłomiej and in Yiddish-influenced Central Europe as Bartl/Bartel. As a surname, Bartel/Bartels marks descent from an ancestor named Bartholomew.

Usage spread with the medieval veneration of the apostle St. Bartholomew, placing Bartel in parish registers across the Low Countries, northern Germany, Silesia, and Prussia; it later contracted to Bart in Dutch and German. Regional variants and cognates include Bartholomäus (German), Bartłomiej and Bartosz (Polish), Bartolomeo (Italian), Bartolomé (Spanish), Barthélémy (French), Bertel (Danish/Norwegian), and Bartl (Bavarian/Austrian). Diminutives: Bart, Barti, Bartl. Today Bartel is uncommon as a given name but survives in traditional families and is widely retained as a patronymic surname.