Bartholomeus as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Bartholomeus

What is the meaning of the name Bartholomeus ?

The baby name Bartholomeus is a Male name , 5 syllables long and is pronounced bar-THOL-uh-MEE-us.

Bartholomeus is Aramaic in Origin.

Bartholomeus is the Latinized Dutch form of Greek Bartholomaios, from Aramaic bar + Talmai, meaning “son of Talmai.” Talmai is likely from a Hebrew root meaning “furrow,” yielding the sense “son of the furrowed/landowner,” and is sometimes equated with Ptolemy. The New Testament apostle bearing the name propelled its spread across Christendom, with strong medieval popularity; it appears in monastic and scholastic records and was borne by figures such as the 13th‑century encyclopedist Bartholomeus Anglicus.

Variants include English Bartholomew, French Barthélémy, German Bartholomäus, Italian Bartolomeo, Spanish Bartolomé, Portuguese Bartolomeu, Polish Bartłomiej, and learned Latin Bartholomaeus; Dutch also shows Bartolomeus. Diminutives and short forms feature Bart, Bartel, and the Dutch Mees. In the Low Countries the formal Bartholomeus was common in baptismal registers through the 17th century, later receding to clerical or ceremonial use. Today it feels stately and traditional, sustained by saintly resonance and deep linguistic roots.

⚙ Bartholomeus is far from common. We have only 41 recorded uses of it on record, from 6 countries.