Bartholomew

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Bartholomew

Gender: Masculine
Language: English
Etymology:
Bartholomew is the English form of an Aramaic surname (bar-Talmai) meaning “Son of Talmai.” Talmai is a name meaning “Furrows,” or “Ploughman.”

History:
Bartholomew, the surname of one of the apostles (Nathaneal), was a very popular European medieval name. It was brought to England with the Norman Invasion of 1066 and has been fairly common there from the 12th century to the Reformation. It is very rare, now, although the diminutive Bart had a brief following in the 1960s in the United States.

Pronunciation: barth-oll-oh-myoo

Diminutives:
Dutch: Mebes, Mees, Meeus, Mewe, Mewis, Meys.
English: Bardo, Bart.
Flemish: Mebes, Mees, Meeus, Mewe, Mewis, Meys.
German: Barth, Barthel, Bartel, Bartl.
German (Low): Mues, Mebis, Mebius, Mebus, Miebes, Mobius.
Hawaiian: Palaka.
Irish: Bartle, Bartley.
Italian: Meo, Tolomei, Tolomio, Tomme, Tommei.
Polish: Bartold, Bartosz, Basz.
Spanish: Bartoli, Bartolo.

Alternates: Bartlemy, Barthelmy, Barthelemy, Bartlam, Bartol, Berthelemy, Berthelmy, Bertylmew.
Catalan: Bartomeu, Bertomeu.
Czech: Bartolomej, Barta, Bartak, Bartos.
Dutch: Bartholomeus, Bartel, Bartolomivis.
Finnish: Perttu.
Flemish: Bartolomivis.
French: Barthélmy, Bartlett.
German: Bartholomäus, Bartolomaus, Bartoloma.
German (Low): Barthelme, Barthelmes.
Hungarian: Bartalan, Bartal, Bartos, Bartó, Barta.
Irish Gaelic: Párthalán, Párthlán, Pártlán, Pártnán, Bairtliméad.
Irish (Anglicized): Barclay.
Italian: Bartoli, Bartholomeo, Bartolomeo, Bartolommeo, Bortolomei.
Latin: Bartholomaeus.
Polish: Bartlomiej, Bartolomeus, Bartolomy.
Portuguese: Bartholomeu, Bartolomeu.
Provençal: Bartholomieu, Bartomieu, Barthomieu, Berthomieu, Bertomieu, Berthome, Berthomier.
Russian: Varfolomei.
Scottish Gaelic: Párlán.
Slavic: Bartosch.
Spanish: Bartolomé.
Swedish: Bartholomeus.

Surnames:
Czech: Gartosek, Bartusek, Bartunek.
Dutch: Baert, Bartleet, Bartie.
English: Bates, Bartleet, Bartie.
Flemish: Baert, Bartolijn, Bartoleyn.
French: Berthelemot, Bertelemot, Bertholin, Bartolin, Bertolin, Barthelet, Bartelet, Berthel, Barthot, Berthot, Bertot, Bartot, Barthod, Bartod.
Hungarian: Bartok, Bertok.
Italian: Bartalini, Bartali, Bartoletti, Bartaletti, Bartolozzi, Bartalucci, Bartelli, Barocci, Bartolotti, Bortolini, Bortolutti, Bortoluzzi, Bartolomeotti, Bartolomucci, Bartolini, Tolussi, Tolomelli, Tolumello, Tolotti, Tolossi.
Polish: Bartlomiejczyk, Bartoszek, Bartosik.
Slavic: Bartke, Bartek, Bachura, Bacha, Bachnik.
Scottish: MacFarlane, Mac Phárlan, Beattie, Beaty, Beatty, Beatie, Beatey.

See also: Bart, Bartie.

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Bartolomeo Vivarini (1432-1499)
Italian painter.
Bartolommeo Montagna (1450-1523)
Italian painter.
Bartolomé Torres Naharro (1484-1525)
Spanish playwright.
Fra Bartolomeo (1472-1517)
Italian painter.
Bartolomé Ordóñez (1490-1520)
Spanish sculptor.
Bartolommeo Ammannati (1511-1592)
Italian sculptor.
Bartholomaeus Spranger (1546-1611)
Dutch painter.
Bartolomé Bermejo (15th century)
Spanish painter.
Bartolommeo Carducci (Bartolomé Carducho) (1560-1610)
Italian-Spanish painter.
Bartholomeo Manfredi (1580-1620)
Italian painter.
Bartholomeus van der Helst (1613-1670)
Dutch painter.
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1618-1682)
Spanish painter.

Educators, Scholars, and Social Workers:
Bartholomaeus Anglicus (13th century)
European encyclopedist.
Bartolo da Sassoferrato (Bartolus of Saxoferrato) (1313-1357)
Italian scholar.
Bartolomé de Carranza (1503-1576)
Spanish theologian.
Bartolomé de Medina (1528-1580)
Spanish theologian.
Bartholomew Green (1666-1732)
British-American printer.
Barthélemy-Prosper Enfantin (1796-1864)
French scholar.

Miscellaneous:
Bartolomeu Dias (1450-1500)
Portuguese explorer.
Bartholomew Columbus (Bartolomeo Colombo, Bartolomé Colon) (?-1514)
Italian explorer. Brother of Christopher Columbus.
Bartolomeo Cristofori (1655-1731)
Italian harpsichord maker. Supposedly the inventor of the piano.
Bartholomew Gosnold (1572-1607)
English explorer.
Bartholomew Roberts (Black Barty) (1682-1722)
British pirate.

Political Figures:
Barthélemy-Catherine Joubert (1769-1799)
French general.
Bartolomé Mitre (1821-1906)
Argentine politician.
Barthélemy Boganda (1910-1959)
A leader of the Central African Republic.

Religious Figures:
Saint Bartholomew (1st century)
One of the Twelve Apostles (considered the same as Nathaneal).
Bartolomé de Las Casas (1474-1566)
Spanish missionary and historian.
Bartholomew I (Dimitrios Archontonis) (1940-)
Patriarch of the Eastern Orthodox Church.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.014 % named Bart
less than 0.004 % named Bartholomew

Popularity of Bartholomew:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 997th most popular.
1910-2000: N/A

Popularity of Barthelemy:
Popularity (for newborns):
In France...
1900: 122nd most popular.
1910: 145th most popular.
1920: 145th most popular.
1930: 162nd most popular.
1939: 185th most popular.
1940-2000: N/A