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Bartholomew

/bɑːˈθɒləmjuː/US/bɑɹˈθɑləmju/

Bartholomew proper noun: an Apostle, identified with Nathanael. (biblical character).

Proper noun

Bartholomew (plural Bartholomews)

  1. An Apostle, identified with Nathanael. (biblical character)
    • 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...Matthew 10: 2 - 4
  2. A male given name from Aramaic of biblical origin.
  3. A surname.

Bartholomew meaning in Hindi, Punjabi, Arabic and Indonesian

Bartholomew in Hindi

the Apostle
बरतुलमै bartulmai
male given name
बार्थोलोम्यू bārtholomyū

Bartholomew in Punjabi

male given name
ਬਰਤੁਲਮਈ bartulamaī

Bartholomew in Arabic

the Apostle
بَرْثُولَمَاوْس barṯūlamāws

Bartholomew in Indonesian

the Apostle
Bartolomeus
male given name
Bartolomeus
More languagesFewer languages
Bartholomew in Persian
ناتانائیل, بارتولومیو
Bartholomew in Vietnamese
Batôlômêô

Forms of Bartholomew

pluralBartholomews

Origin of Bartholomew

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 name's pronunciation was changed to match the spelling; contrast French Barthélemy from the same source.

Words formed from Bartholomew

Phrases with Bartholomew

Questions about Bartholomew

What does Bartholomew mean?
Bartholomew means an Apostle, identified with Nathanael. (biblical character).
What is Bartholomew in Hindi?
Bartholomew in Hindi is बरतुलमै (bartulmai), बार्थोलोम्यू (bārtholomyū). See Bartholomew meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Bartholomew?
Bartholomew is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Bartholomew?
Bartholomew is pronounced /bɑːˈθɒləmjuː/ (UK).

Words near Bartholomew in the dictionary

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