Bartelemy as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Bartelemy

What is the meaning of the name Bartelemy ?

The baby name Bartelemy is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced /bɑrˈtɛləmi/ (bar-TEH-lə-mee).

Bartelemy is Aramaic in Origin.

Bartelemy is a streamlined French-based form of Barthélemy, the French cognate of Bartholomew, ultimately from Aramaic bar-Talmai meaning “son of Talmai,” often interpreted as “son of the furrows” or “rich in land.” The spelling without the h and accent appears in modern records where diacritics are dropped, especially in francophone Africa and the Caribbean, and in English-language contexts.

The name spread across Europe via the Apostle Bartholomew, inspiring medieval devotion, guilds, fairs, and place-names such as Saint-Barthélemy. As a given name, Bartelemy reads traditional yet distinctive, anchored by biblical heritage. Close variants include Barthélemy/Barthélémy and Barthelemy (French), Bartholomew (English), Bartolomé (Spanish), Bartolomeo (Italian), Bartolomeu (Portuguese), Bartłomiej (Polish), Bartomeu (Catalan), Bertalan (Hungarian), and Vartholomaios (Greek). Diminutives and short forms include Bart, Barto, and, in Polish, Bartek.

⚙ Bartelemy is an uncommon pick. Across 1 country, we found 9 recorded uses of it.