Bartholomew

Meaning

Proper Noun

• An Apostle, identified with Nathanael.
• A male given name from Aramaic of biblical origin.

Origin

• From Ancient Greek Βαρθολομαῖος, from Aramaic בר תלמי, from בר and תלמי. 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 name's pronunciation was changed to match the spelling; contrast French Barthélemy from the same source.