Given name · Russian
Варфоломей
“son of Tolmai”
Варфоломей (Varfoloméj) is a masculine given name from Old East Slavic, ultimately from Aramaic. It is used in Russian.
RussianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Varfolomej.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Варфоломей goes back to a word meaning “son of Tolmai.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Варфоломей comes from Old East Slavic, and ultimately from Aramaic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Russian usage, Варфоломей developed from Βαρθολομαῖος. In Russian usage, Варфоломей developed from בר תלמי.
Варфоломей’s family of names
In Russian usage, Варфоломей developed from the Ancient Greek form Βαρθολομαῖος. In Russian usage, Варфоломей has a conventional equivalent in the German form Bartholomäus. In Russian usage, Варфоломей has a conventional equivalent in the French form Barthélémy.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Варфоломей has relatives in 7 languages. Lines run from its Aramaic roots to each of them.
Aramaicwhere Варфоломей comes from · 1 name
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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