Given name & surname · also Latin
Bartoloměj
“son of Tolmai”
Bartoloměj is a masculine given name from Latin, ultimately from Aramaic. It is used in Czech and Old Czech.
Original LatinBartholomaeus
Meaning & origin
What it means
Bartoloměj goes back to Aramaic בַּר תַּלְמַי (bar tolmai), meaning “son of Tolmai.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Bartoloměj comes from Latin, and ultimately from Aramaic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Old Czech usage, Bartoloměj developed from Βαρθολομαῖος.
Bartoloměj’s family of names
In English usage, Bartoloměj as a surname has an affectionate form in Baron. In Old Czech usage, Bartoloměj developed from the Ancient Greek form Βαρθολομαῖος. In Czech usage, Bartoloměj has a conventional equivalent in the English form Bartholomew.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Bartoloměj has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its Aramaic roots to each of them.
8 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
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 16
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Bartoloměj
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