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Meaning of name Bartholomew

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Meaning

The name Bartholomew has the following meaning:

Small hill. Also means "the son of Talmai". Also has the meaning of "a son that suspends the waters" in Hebrew.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

Popularity

As a baby boy name, Bartholomew is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Bartholomew in the USA, over the past 100 years.
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Pronunciation

The name Bartholomew is pronounced as bar-tho-lo-mee-ow

Origins

Bartholomew originates from the Aramaic language.
See other suggested Aramaic boy baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Bartholomew and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Bartholomew: Boys - Thos, Girls - Tamika, Tomeka, Both genders - Thomas

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Bartholomew: Bairtlimead (Irish Gaelic), Balta (Spanish), Bardo (Danish), Bario (Spanish), Barolo (Spanish), Barta (Hungarian), Bartalan (Hungarian), Bartek (Polish), Bartel (Dutch), Bartelby, Barth, Barthel (German), Barthelemy (French), Bartho, Barthol, Barthold, Bartholemew, Bartholmieu (French), Bartholomaios, Bartholome (French), Bartholomeus, Bartin, Bartle, Bartlet, Bartlett, Barto (Czech), Bartol (German), Bartoleme (Spanish), Bartoli (Spanish), Bartolomeo (Italian), Bartolommeo, Bartome, Bartos (Polish), Bartosz (Czech), Bartow, Bartt, Bartz (Czech), Bat, Bates, Bertalan (Hungarian), Bertel (German), Meo (Italian), Parlan (Scottish Gaelic), Parthalan (Irish), Partholon (Irish), Perttu (Finnish), Toli (Spanish), Varfolomei (Russian)

Nicknames

Common nicknames for the name Bartholomew are: Bart, Bartley, Batt

Style

We think the name Bartholomew should fall under the following style category: Biblical.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Bartholomew to be: A religious and rich man

In one word, you might describe Bartholomew as a(n) "religious" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Bartholomew (or its variants) are:

Bartholomew de Burghersh, born on 6 April, a famous nobleman. Bartholomew de Burghersh's background: An English nobleman and soldier.

Bartholomew Diaz, born on 7 May, a famous explorer. Bartholomew Diaz's background: A nobleman of the Portuguese royal household and the first European Portuguese explorer who sailed around the southernmost tip of Africa in 1488.

Bartolomeu de Gusmão, born on 8 June, a famous priest. Bartolomeu de Gusmão's background: A priest and naturalist born in the Portuguese colony of Brazil ebst remembered for his early work on lighter-than-air airship design.

Bartolomeu Cid dos Santos, born on 24 August, a famous artist. Bartolomeu Cid dos Santos's background: A Portuguese artist and professor who specialized in the plastic arts, with an emphasis on printmaking and engravings.
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