Given name & surname
Bartel
“son of Talmai”·“the son of the farmer”
Bartel is a variant of Bartholomew. Interpretations include “son of Talmai” and “the son of the farmer” (Aramaic). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Bartel is a variant of Bartholomew. Interpretations include “son of Talmai” and “the son of the farmer” (Aramaic). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Bartel is a variant of Bartholomew. An origin associated with Bartholomew is Aramaic.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In German usage, Bartel is a short form of Bartholomäus.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1942. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Bartel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1942
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1942. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,136 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Bartel’s family of names
In German usage, Bartel is a short form of Bartholomäus. Bartel shares a linguistic root with Bartholomew. In German usage, Bartel has a conventional equivalent in the English form Bart.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Bartel has relatives in 3 languages.
8 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Bartel
- Bartel Leendert van der WaerdenDutch mathematician and historian of mathematics (1903–1996)
- Bartel J. JonkmanAmerican politician (1884-1955)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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