Given name
Bartimaeus
“son of he who's highly prized”·“son of honor”
Bartimaeus is used as a given name.
Original GreekΒαρτιμαιος
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Bartimaeus means “son of he who's highly prized” or “son of honor.”
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Where it comes from
Bartimaeus is a biblical name from Greek.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew noun bar (בר), “son,” and the Greek noun time (τιμη), “value or honor.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Bartimaeus appears in Mark 10:46.
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Bartimaeus’s family of names
See also 10
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
- Timothyshares a root
- Bartholomewshares a root
- Barnabasshares a root
- Timonshares a root
- Timaeusshares a root
- Barsabbasshares a root
- Barkosshares a root
- Barjonashares a root
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