Given name & surname
Bartholomaeus
“son of the ploughman”
Bartholomaeus is a given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Latin.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Bartholomaeus goes back to Ancient Greek Βαρθολομαῖος, meaning “son of the ploughman.”
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Where it comes from
Bartholomaeus comes from Ancient Greek, and ultimately from Aramaic.
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How it developed
From Ancient Greek Βαρθολομαῖος, from Aramaic ברתולמי.
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Bartholomaeus’s family of names
In English usage, Bartholomaeus as a surname has an affectionate form in BARTSCH. In Latin usage, Bartholomaeus has a later derivative in Bartolome. In Latin usage, Bartholomaeus has a conventional equivalent in the English form Bartholomew.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Bartholomaeus has relatives in 10 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
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Nicknames & forms 1
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 19
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Bartholomaeus
- Barthel Bruyn the ElderGerman Renaissance painter (1493–1555)
- Bartholomaeus PitiscusGerman astronomer and mathematician1561–1613
- Bartholomaeus of DrahoniceCzech medieval chronicler and warrior1380–1443
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