Bartholomew as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Bartholomew

What is the meaning of the name Bartholomew ?

The baby name Bartholomew is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced BAR-thəl-oh-myoo (approx. IPA: /ˌbɑrˈθɑloʊmju/).

Bartholomew is Aramaic in Origin.

Bartholomew derives from Aramaic bar-Talmai, meaning “son of Talmai,” with Talmai connected to a Hebrew root for “furrow” or “ploughed land,” yielding senses like “son of the furrowed one” and “rich in land.” The name passed into Greek as Bartholomaios and Latin Bartholomaeus before becoming Middle English Bartholomew. It has been borne widely in Christian Europe due to the apostle Bartholomew, one of the Twelve in the New Testament.

Use surged in medieval England, where the saint’s cult and fairs (notably St Bartholomew’s Fair) sustained it; it waned after the 17th century but saw Victorian revival as a dignified antique. International variants include Bartolomeo (Italian), Bartolomé (Spanish), Bartolomeu (Portuguese), Barthélemy (French), Bartłomiej (Polish), Bartholomäus (German), and Varfolomey/Varfolomei (Russian). Common short forms are Bart, Barty, Bat, and Tolly. Related surnames include Bartlett and Bartle.