Bartolomej as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Bartolomej

What is the meaning of the name Bartolomej ?

The baby name Bartolomej is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈbartolomɛj/ — BAR-toh-loh-mey (stress on first syllable).

Bartolomej is Slavic in Origin.

Bartolomej is the Slovak and South Slavic form of Bartholomew, ultimately from Aramaic bar Talmai, “son of Talmai,” with Talmai often linked to Hebrew telem, “furrow,” giving the sense “son of the furrowed (ploughman).” The name spread with the cult of the Apostle Bartholomew across medieval Europe and entered Slavic onomastics through Christianization and church records; his feast is kept on 24 August in the West and 11 June in the Orthodox calendar. In many regions the name remains traditional but relatively uncommon today.

Variants include Bartoloměj (Czech), Bartłomiej (Polish), Varfolomey (Russian), Varfolomii (Ukrainian), Vartolomej (Serbian), Bartolomej or Bartol (Croatian/Slovene), Bartholomäus (German), Barthélemy (French), Bartolomé (Spanish), Bartolomeo (Italian), Bartolomeu (Portuguese), Bartholomew (English), and Bertalan (Hungarian). Diminutives and short forms are Bart, Bartko, Barto, Bartol, and Polish Bartek; Slovene Jernej is a common cognate. Bartolomej carries a venerable, pan-European Christian heritage while retaining a distinctly Slavic flavor.

⚙ Bartolomej is rarely chosen. We count 32 recorded uses of it across 2 countries.