Bartholomew is an English or Jewish (generally also Christian) given name that derives from the Aramaic name meaning "son of Talmai". is Aramaic for "son", and marks patronyms. either comes from "furrow" or is a Hebrew version of Ptolemy. Thus Bartholomew is either "son of furrows" (i.e., rich in land) or "son of Ptolemy".
Bartholomew (Barry) is English or Scottish, but also a Jewish surname with the same meaning as the above as a given name.
The name Bartholomew in other languages
- Albanian: Bartolomeu
- Amharic: á áÂÂá°áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáµ (Berteloméwos)
- Arabic: èÃÂñëÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ
çÃÂÃÂó (BarthÃ
«lamÃÂwus)
- Aragonese: Bertolomeu
- Aramaic: ÃÂè-êÃÂÃÂÃÂà(Bar-Tolmi), Tolmi's son
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ÃÂòê ìÃÂüáàòà(Bar Tulmay)
- Armenian: òáÃÂéøòëôçøý (Partoghimeos), , òáÃÂäøÃÂòëôÃ¥øý (Bardughimeos)
- Azerbaijani: Bartolumay
- Basque: Bartolome
- Belarusian: ÃÂðÃÂÃÂðûðüõù (Varfalamiej)
- Bengali: à ¦¬à ¦°à §Âà ¦¥à ¦²à ¦®à ¦¯à ¦¼ (BarthalamaáºÂa)
- Bulgarian: (VartolomeÃÂ)
- Catalan: Bartomeu, Bartolomé, Bertomeu, Tomeu
- Cebuano: Bartolome
- Chinese: å·´å¤Âç¾Â
è²· (pronounced Baduoluomai); ç½ (meaning "white", pronounced Pak in Wade-Giles Cantonese or Bái in Pinyin Mandarin) as a single-character family name
- Croatian: Bartolomej, Bartol, Bartul
- Czech: BartolomÃÂj
- Danish: Bartolomæus
- Dutch: Bartholomeus
- English: Bartholomew (full name/formal); Bart (diminutive)
- Esperanto: Bartolomé
- Faroese: Bartal
- Finnish: Perttu, Pertteli or Pärttyli
- French: Barthélemy
- Galician: Bartolomeu
- Georgian: áÂÂáÂÂá áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá (BartâÂÂlome)
- German: Bartholomäus
- Greek: ÃÂñÃÂøÿûÿüñïÿà(Bartholomaios, Vartholomaios, VartholomaÃÂos)
- Haitian Creole: Batèlmi
- Hebrew: (Netan-el), which means "God has given"; (Bar-Talmai), meaning Talmai's son
- Hungarian: Bertalan (given name), Bartal, Bartos, Bartó (last names)
- Icelandic: Bartólómeus
- Indonesian: Bartolomeus
- Irish: Bairtliméad or Parthálan (Parthálan is etymologically unrelated to Bartholomew)
- Italian: Bartolomeo
- Japanese: ãÂÂã¼ã½ãÂÂãÂÂã¥㼠(BÃÂsoromyÃ
«, used in transcription from English name), ãÂÂã«ãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂ㤠(Barutoromai, most popular transcription in Japanese Bible etc.), ã¯ã«ãÂÂã©ãÂÂã¡ã¤ (Waruforomei, only used in Japanese Orthodox Church)
- Javanese: Bartholomayo
- Kannada: à ²¬à ²¾à ²°à ³Âà ²¥à ³Âà ²²à ³Âà ²®à ³Âà ²µà ³ (BÃÂrtholomev)
- Korean: ë°Â르èë¡Âë©Âì¤ (Baleutollomyu) (learned); ë°ÂëÂÂë¡Âë©Â(vernacular)
- Latin: Bartholomeus/Bartholomaeus
- Latvian: Bartlomejs
- Lithuanian: Baltramiejus
- Low German: Bartholomäus
- Macedonian: ÃÂðÃÂÃÂþûþüõà(Bartolomej)
- Maltese: Bartoloméw (learned); Bartilméw (vernacular)
- MÃÂori: Patoromu
- Milanese: Bartolamee
- Nepali: à ¤¬à ¤¾à ¤°à ¥Âà ¤¥à ¥Âà ¤²à ¥Âà ¤®à ¤¾à ¤Âà ¤Âà ¥ (BÃÂrthÃ
ÂlÃ
ÂmÃÂ'ikÃ
Â)
- Norwegian: Bartolomeus
- Persian: èçñêÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ
ÃÂÃÂ
- Peruvian Spanish: Bartuco (vernacular)
- Polish: BartÃ
Âomiej (masculine version), BartÃ
Âomieja (feminine version; rare); Bartosz (masculine) is a separate name that derives from BartÃ
Âomiej
- Portuguese: Bartolomeu
- Provençal: Barthomieu
- Punjabi: à ¨¬à ¨°à ¨¤à ©Âà ¨²à ¨®à ¨ (Baratulama'ë)
- Romanian: Bartolomeu
- Russian: ÃÂðÃÂÃÂþûþüõù (Varfolomei, Varfolomey)
- Scottish Gaelic: PÃÂ rlan (etymologically unrelated to Bartholomew)
- Serbian: (in Serbian Cyrillic), Vartolomej (in Latin script)
- Slovak: Bartolomej
- Slovene: Jernej
- Somali: Bartolomayos
- Spanish: Bartolomé, Bartolomeo
- Swedish: Bartolomaios, Bartolomeus (older transcription)
- Tagalog: Bartolome, (one of Jesus' Disciples)
- Tamil: à ®ªà ®°à ¯Âà ®¤à ¯Âà ®¤à ®²à ¯Âà ®®à ®¿à ®µà ¯ (ParttalÃ
Âmiv)
- Telugu: à °¬à °°à ±Âà °¤à °²à ±Âà °®à ±Âà °¯à ±Âà °µà ± (BartalÃ
ÂmyÃ
Âv)
- Thai: à ¸Âà ¸²à ¸£à ¹Âà ¹Âà ¸Âà ¹Âà ¸¥à ¸¡à ¸´ (BÃÂràá¹Âho lomi)
- Turkish: Bartalmay, Bartolomeus (older transcription)
- Ukrainian: ÃÂðÃÂÃÂþûþüÃÂù (Varfolomiy)
- Urdu: èñêÃÂÃÂ
çæÃÂ
People with the given name
- Bartholomew, one of the 12 Apostles of Jesus
- Bartholomew (Archdeacon of Waterford) (early 13th century)
- Bartholomaeus Parvus (died 1333), known as the Apostle of Armenia
- Bartholomaeus Anglicus, Franciscan encyclopedist of the thirteenth century
- Venerable Bartholomew of Braga (1514âÂÂ1582)âÂÂCatholic Encyclopedia article
- Bartholomew of Braganca (c.1200âÂÂ1271)âÂÂCatholic Encyclopedia article
- Bartholomew of Brescia (died 1258), Italian canonistâÂÂCatholic Encyclopedia article
- Bartholomew of Edessa, Syrian apologist and polemical writerâÂÂCatholic Encyclopedia article
- Bartholomew of Farne (died 1193), English Hermit and saint
- Bartholomew of Lucca (1227âÂÂ1327), historian
- Any of three Medieval Pisans known as Bartholomew of Pisa, Catholic Encyclopedia article
- Bartholomew Albizzi (died 1342), Franciscan hagiographer
- Bartholomew Rinonico (died c.1401), Franciscan chronicler
- Bartholomew of San Concordio (1260âÂÂ1347), canonist and man of lettersâÂÂCatholic Encyclopedia article
- Fra Bartolomeo (1472âÂÂ1517), Tuscan Renaissance artist
- Bartholomew Dias (died 1500), Portuguese maritime explorer, first European to sail round the Cape of Good Hope
- Bartholomew Columbus (1461âÂÂ1515), cartographer, brother of Christopher Columbus, founder of Santo Domingo
- Bartolomé de las Casas (1484âÂÂ1566) O.P., notable early campaigner against slavery associated with development of Human Rights ideas
- Bartholomew Gosnold (1571âÂÂ1607), English lawyer, explorer and privateer
- Bartholomew Sharp (c.1650âÂÂ1702), English pirate
- Bartholomew Roberts (1682âÂÂ1722), infamous Welsh pirate
- Bartholomew "Bart" Baker (born 1986), American entertainer and video producer
- BartÃ
Âomiej PÃÂkiel, Polish composer in the 17th century
- Bartolomeo Vanzetti (1888âÂÂ1927) Italian-born US anarchist
- Bartholomew "Bobby" Boriello (1929âÂÂ1991), New York mobster
- Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople (born 1940)
- Bartholomew Gilbert (died 1603), English sailor, explorer, captain
- Barthélémy Toguo (born 1967), Officer of the Order of Arts and Literature Cameroonian painter, visual and performing artist
People with the surname
- Agnes Bartholomew (1885âÂÂ1955), Scottish actress and elocutionist
- Allen Bartholomew (1925âÂÂ2004), Australian criminologist
- Arthur Bartholomew (illustrator) (1833âÂÂ1909), English-born Australian engraver, lithographer and natural history illustrator
- Arthur Bartholomew (cricketer) (1846âÂÂ1940), English cricketer and schoolmaster
- Arthur Wollaston Bartholomew (1878âÂÂ1945), British Army officer
- Arthur H. Bartholomew, mayor of Ansonia, Connecticut
- Augustus Theodore Bartholomew (1882âÂÂ1933), British bibliographer and a librarian at Cambridge University
- Benjamin Bartholomew (1752âÂÂ1812), American politician from Pennsylvania
- Brent Bartholomew (born 1976), former NFL football punter
- Charles L. Bartholomew (1869âÂÂ1949), American editorial cartoonist
- D.J. Bartholomew (1931âÂÂ2017), British statistician
- Dave Bartholomew (1918âÂÂ2019), American musician, composer & promoter
- David Ewen Bartholomew (c. 1767âÂÂ1821), British naval officer
- Doris Bartholomew (born 1930), American linguist
- Freddie Bartholomew (1924âÂÂ1992), British actor and filmmaker
- Gavin Bartholomew (born 2003), American football player
- George Bartholomew (inventor), American inventor of concrete pavement
- George Bartholomew (biologist) (1919âÂÂ2006), American biologist
- Harland Bartholomew (1889âÂÂ1989), American urban planner
- Herbert A. Bartholomew (1871âÂÂ1958), New York politician
- Ian Bartholomew (born 1954), English actor
- Jack Bartholomew (rugby league) (1888âÂÂ1965), English rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s, uncle of Eric Morecambe
- The noted cartographers of the Edinburgh engraving firm John Bartholomew and Son:
- John Bartholomew Sr. (1805âÂÂ1861), the founder
- John Bartholomew Junior (1831âÂÂ1893), John Sr.'s son, who developed colour contouring
- John George Bartholomew (1860âÂÂ1920), John Junior's son
- John (Ian) Bartholomew (1890âÂÂ1962), John George's son
- John Christopher Bartholomew (1923âÂÂ2008), Ian's son
- John Eric Bartholomew (1926âÂÂ1984), birth name of comedian Eric Morecambe
- Joseph Bartholomew (disambiguation)
- Joshua Bartholomew (born 1984), Canadian singer-songwriter
- Kate Bartholomew (1868âÂÂ1951), American hat designer and manufacturer
- Ken Bartholomew (1920âÂÂ2012), U.S. speed skater
- Les Bartholomew (1903âÂÂ1972), American baseball player
- Linda Bartholomew (1949âÂÂ2010), singer-songwriter
- Lindsay Bartholomew (born 1944), English painter
- Logan Bartholomew (born 1984), American actor
- Matthew Bartholomew (born 1968), Trinidad and Tobago football player
- Pablo Bartholomew (born 1955), Indian photojournalist
- Paul Bartholomew (1883âÂÂ1973), American architect
- Peter Bartholomew (died 1099), French soldier of the First Crusade
- Phyllis Bartholomew (1914âÂÂ2002), English long jumper
- Reginald Bartholomew (1936âÂÂ2012), American diplomat
- Richard Bartholomew (1926âÂÂ1985), Burmese-Indian art critic and photographer
- Riley Bartholomew (18591860), American senator
- Rondell Bartholomew (born 1990), Grenadian sprinter
- Sam Bartholomew, (1917âÂÂ1999), American NFL fullback
- Shemar Bartholomew (born 2000), American football player
- Summer Bartholomew (born 1951), U.S. model and actress
- Valentine Bartholomew (1799âÂÂ1879), English painter
- William Bartholomew (1877âÂÂ1962), British general
- William Bartholomew (cricketer), English cricketer
- Will Bartholomew (born 1980), American football fullback
- Winifred Rushforth (née Bartholomew), noted Jungian psychoanalyst, distant relative of the above cartographers
Fictional characters
- Barry Allen, DC Comics superhero and the second Flash
- Bart Bass, a character in Gossip Girl
- Bart Allen, a DC Comics superhero and Barry's future grandson
- Bartholomew Berry, a police chief in Nice Work If You Can Get It
- Bartholomew Cubbins, the protagonist of two Dr. Seuss books
- Bartholomew Estheim, a character in Final Fantasy XIII
- Bartholomew Kuma, a cyborg pirate from One Piece
- Bartholomew Oobleck, a character in RWBY named after Bartholomew Cubbins
- Bart Simpson, a character in The Simpsons
- Bartholomew, a character in '
- Bartholomew, a character in The Great Mouse Detective
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