Beartlaidh as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Beartlaidh

What is the meaning of the name Beartlaidh ?

The baby name Beartlaidh is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced BART-lee (IPA: /ˈbartli/).

Beartlaidh is Scottish Gaelic in Origin.

Beartlaidh is a Scottish Gaelic personal name corresponding to Bartley/Bartholomew. It ultimately derives from Aramaic bar-Talmai, “son of Talmai,” with Talmai often linked to Hebrew telem, “furrow,” yielding the sense “son of (the man of) the furrows.” In Gaelic-speaking communities of the Highlands and Islands, Beartlaidh functioned as the native form for men recorded in English as Bartley or Bartholomew; by the late 19th and 20th centuries it was frequently anglicized and is now rare, though still intelligible in modern Gaelic contexts.

Close variants and cognates include Irish Beartlaoi (Bartley), English Bartley and Bartholomew, Latin Bartholomaeus, Italian Bartolomeo, Spanish Bartolomé, Portuguese Bartolomeu, and Polish Bartłomiej. Common short forms are Bart and Barty; Bertie occurs under English influence. Spelling has varied historically, but Beartlaidh is the standard modern Gaelic representation. The name carries a traditional, earthy resonance through its “furrows” etymology.

⚙ We can't find Beartlaidh in any of the birth registries or name datasets we track. That's typically a sign of a rare name, a regional or traditional one, or a modern coinage. Either way, it remains a genuinely rare choice.