Given name & surname · also Ancient Greek
Bertalan
Bertalan is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek, ultimately from Aramaic. It is used in Hungarian and Romanian.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Bertalan comes from Ancient Greek, and ultimately from Aramaic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Hungarian usage, Bertalan developed from Βαρθολομαῖος.
Bertalan’s family of names
In Hungarian usage, Bertalan has a diminutive in BERCI. In Hungarian usage, Bertalan developed from the Ancient Greek form Βαρθολομαῖος. In Hungarian usage, Bertalan has a conventional equivalent in the English form Bartholomew.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Bertalan has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its Aramaic roots to each of them.
6 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.
Across languages 16
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Bertalan
- Bertalan FarkasHungarian cosmonautborn 1949
- Bertalan SzékelyHungarian artist (1835–1910)
- Bertalan SzemerePrime Minister of Hungary (1812-1869)
- Bertalan Pappfencer (1913-1992)
- Bertalan HajtósHungarian judokaborn 1965
- Bertalan BicskeiHungarian association football player and coach (1944-2011)
- Bertalan TóthHungarian politician (1975–)
- Bertalan PórHungarian artist (1880-1964)
- Bertalan Árkayarchitect (1901-1971)
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