Meanings
plural Bartholomews
- An Apostle, identified with Nathanael. (biblical character)
1 more example
Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus; Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
Matthew 10: 2 - 4 - A male given name from Aramaic of biblical origin.
- A surname.
Origin
- Aramaicבר תלמי“son of Talmai; son of Ptolemy”
- Ancient GreekΒαρθολομαῖος
- LatinBartholomaeus
- EnglishBartholomew
From Latin Bartholomaeus, from Ancient Greek Βαρθολομαῖος (Bartholomaîos), from Aramaic בר תלמי (bar tolmai, “son of Talmai; son of Ptolemy”), from בר (bar, “son”) and תלמי (tolmai, “Talmai; Ptolemy”). It has long been unclear whether the Apostle's father was named after the biblical Talmai, king of Geshur, or one of the Greek Ptolemies, as the two originally unrelated names were conflated in Jewish Aramaic. The ending -ew underwent a similar evolution to that seen in Hebrew (ultimately from Latin Hebraeus) and Jew (from Latin Iudaeus, with loss of the -ud-). The name's pronunciation was changed to match the spelling; contrast French Barthélemy from the same source.
More words from Latin, Ancient Greek, Aramaic
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Ancient Greek Βαρθολομαῖος
- Βαρθολομαῖος (Bartholomaîos)the Apostle
Arabic بَرْثُولَمَاوْس
- بَرْثُولَمَاوْس (barṯūlamāws)the Apostle
Basque Bartolome, Bartolome
- Bartolomethe Apostle
- Bartolomemale given name
Bulgarian Вартоломе́й, Вартоломе́й
- Вартоломе́й (Vartoloméj)the Apostle
- Вартоломе́й (Vartoloméj)male given name
Catalan Bartomeu, Bartolomeu
- Bartomeuthe Apostle
- Bartolomeumale given name
Chinese Mandarin 巴多羅買 /巴多罗买, 巴爾多祿茂 /巴尔多禄茂
- 巴多羅買 /巴多罗买 (Bāduōluómǎi)the Apostle
- 巴爾多祿茂 /巴尔多禄茂 (Bā'ěrduōlùmào)the Apostle
Czech Bartoloměj, Bartoloměj
- Bartolomějthe Apostle
- Bartolomějmale given name
Danish Bartholomæus
- Bartholomæusthe Apostle
Dutch Bartolomeüs, Bartolomeüs
- Bartolomeüsthe Apostle
- Bartolomeüsmale given name
Esperanto Bartolomeo
- Bartolomeomale given name
Estonian Bartolomeus
- Bartolomeusthe Apostle
Finnish Bartolomeus, Pertti
- Bartolomeusthe Apostle
- Perttimale given name
- Perttumale given name
French Barthélemy, Barthélemy
- Barthélemythe Apostle
- Barthélemymale given name
German Bartholomäus, Bartolomäus
- Bartholomäusthe Apostle
- Bartolomäusthe Apostle
- Bartholomäusmale given name
Greek Βαρθολομαίος, Βαρθολομαίος
- Βαρθολομαίος (Vartholomaíos)the Apostle
- Βαρθολομαίος (Vartholomaíos)male given name
Hebrew ברתולומאוס, ברתלמי
- ברתולומאוסthe Apostle
- ברתלמיthe Apostle
Hindi बरतुलमै, बार्थोलोम्यू
- बरतुलमै (bartulmai)the Apostle
- बार्थोलोम्यू (bārtholomyū)male given name
Hungarian Bertalan, Bertalan
- Bertalanthe Apostle
- Bertalanmale given name
Indonesian Bartolomeus, Bartolomeus
- Bartolomeusthe Apostle
- Bartolomeusmale given name
Irish Parthalón, Parthalán
- Parthalónthe Apostle
- Parthalánthe Apostle
- Beartlaidhthe Apostle
- Parthalánmale given name
Italian Bartolomeo, Bartolomeo
- Bartolomeothe Apostle
- Bartolomeomale given name
Japanese バルトロマイ
- バルトロマイ (Barutoromai)the Apostle
Korean 바르톨로메오
- 바르톨로메오 (bareutollome'o)the Apostle
Latin Bartholomaeus, Bartholomaeus
- Bartholomaeusthe Apostle
- Bartholomaeusmale given name
Lithuanian Baltramiejus
- Baltramiejusmale given name
Māori Pātoromiu
- Pātoromiumale given name
Norwegian Bartolomeus
- Bartolomeusthe Apostle
Persian ناتانائیل, بارتولومیو
- ناتانائیلthe Apostle
- بارتولومیوmale given name
Polish Bartłomiej, Bartłomiej
- Bartłomiejthe Apostle
- Bartłomiejmale given name
- Bartoszmale given name
Portuguese Bartolomeu, Bartolomeu
- Bartolomeuthe Apostle
- Bartolomeumale given name
Punjabi ਬਰਤੁਲਮਈ
- ਬਰਤੁਲਮਈ (bartulamaī)male given name
Romanian Bartolomeu, Bartolomeu
- Bartolomeuthe Apostle
- Bartolomeumale given name
Russian Варфоломе́й, Варфоломе́й
- Варфоломе́й (Varfoloméj)the Apostle
- Варфоломе́й (Varfoloméj)male given name
- Барто́ломью (Bartólomʹju)male given name
Scottish Gaelic Bartolomèus, Pàrlan
- Bartolomèusthe Apostle
- Pàrlanmale given name
Slovak Bartolomej, Bartolomej
- Bartolomejthe Apostle
- Bartolomejmale given name
Spanish Bartolomé, Bartolomé
- Bartolométhe Apostle
- Bartolomémale given name
Swedish Bartolomaios, Bartolomeus
- Bartolomaiosthe Apostle
- Bartolomeusthe Apostle
- Bartolomeusmale given name
Turkish Bartalmay
- Bartalmaymale given name
Ukrainian Варфоломі́й, Варфоломі́й
- Варфоломі́й (Varfolomíj)the Apostle
- Варфоломі́й (Varfolomíj)male given name
Vietnamese Batôlômêô, Batôlômêô
- Batôlômêôthe Apostle
- Batôlômêômale given name
Cite this entry
Bartholomew. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bartholomew
“Bartholomew.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bartholomew. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bartholomew,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bartholomew.
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