# Bartholomew (name)

Bartholomew is an English or Jewish (generally also Christian) given name that derives from the Aramaic name meaning "son of Talmai". Bar is Aramaic for "son", and marks patronyms. Talmai either comes from telem "furrow" or is a Hebrew version of Ptolemy. Thus Bartholomew is either "son of furrows" (i.e., rich in land) or "son of Ptolemy".
Bartholomew (Barry) is English or Scottish, but also a Jewish surname with the same meaning as the above as a given name.

## The name Bartholomew in other languages

* Albanian: Bartolomeu
* Amharic: በርተሎሜዎስ (Berteloméwos)
* Arabic: بَرثُولَماوُس (Barthūlamāwus)
* Aragonese: Bertolomeu
* Aramaic: בר-תולמי (Bar-Tolmi), Tolmi's son
* Armenian: Բարթողիմէոս (Partoghimeos), IPA:, Բարդուղիմեոս (Bardughimeos)
* Azerbaijani: Bartolumay
* Basque: Bartolome
* Belarusian: Варфаламей (Varfalamiej)
* Bengali: বর্থলময় (Barthalamaẏa)
* Bulgarian: Вартоломей (Vartolomeĭ)
* Catalan: Bartomeu, Bartolomé, Bertomeu, Tomeu
* Cebuano: Bartolome
* Chinese: 巴多羅買 (pronounced Baduoluomai); 白 (meaning "white", pronounced Pak in Wade-Giles Cantonese or Bái in Pinyin Mandarin) as a single-character family name
* Chinese Simplified: 巴塞洛缪 (Basè luò móu)巴爾多祿茂
* Chinese Traditional: 巴塞洛繆 (Basè luò móu)巴尔多禄茂
* Croatian: Bartolomej
* Czech: Bartoloměj
* Danish: Bartolomæus
* Dutch: Bartholomeus
* English: Bartholomew (full name/formal); Bart (diminutive)
* Esperanto: Bartolomé
* Faroese: Bartal
* Finnish: Perttu, Pertteli or Pärttyli
* French: Barthélemy
* Galician: Bartolomeu
* Georgian: ბართლომე (Bart’lome)
* German: Bartholomäus
* Greek: Βαρθολομαίος (Bartholomaios, Vartholomaios, Vartholomaíos)
* Haitian Creole: Batèlmi
* Hebrew: נתנאל‎ (Netan-el), which means "God has given"; בר-תלמי‎ (Bar-Talmai), meaning Talmai's son
* Hungarian: Bertalan (given name), Bartal, Bartos, Bartó (last names)
* Icelandic: Bartólómeus
* Indonesian: Bartolomeus
* Irish: Bairtliméad or Parthálan (Parthálan is etymologically unrelated to Bartholomew)
* Italian: Bartolomeo
* Japanese: バーソロミュー (Bāsoromyū, used in transcription from English name), バルトロマイ (Barutoromai, most popular transcription in Japanese Bible etc.), ワルフォロメイ (Waruforomei, only used in Japanese Orthodox Church)
* Javanese: Bartholomayo
* Kannada: ಬಾರ್ಥೊಲೊಮೆವ್ (Bārtholomev)
* Korean: 바르톨로메오 (Baleutollomyu) (learned); 바돌로메(vernacular)
* Latin: Bartholomeus/Bartholomaeus
* Latvian: Bartlomejs
* Lithuanian: Baltramiejus
* Low German: Bartholomäus
* Macedonian: Вартоломеј (Bartolomej)
* Maltese: Bartoloméw (learned); Bartilméw (vernacular)
* Māori: Patoromu
* Milanese: Bartolamee
* Nepali: बार्थोलोमाइको (Bārthōlōmā'ikō)
* Norwegian: Bartolomeus
* Persian: بارتولومیو
* Peruvian Spanish: Bartuco (vernacular)
* Polish: Bartłomiej (masculine version), Bartłomieja (feminine version; rare); Bartosz (masculine) is a separate name that derives from Bartłomiej
* Portuguese: Bartolomeu
* Provençal: Barthomieu
* Punjabi: ਬਰਤੁਲਮਈ (Baratulama'ī)
* Romanian: Bartolomeu
* Russian: Варфоломей (Varfolomei, Varfolomey)
* Scottish Gaelic: Pàrlan (etymologically unrelated to Bartholomew)
* Serbian: Вартоломеј (in Serbian Cyrillic), Vartolomej (in Latin script)
* Slovak: Bartolomej
* Slovene: Jernej
* Somali: Bartolomayos
* Spanish: Bartolomé, Bartolomeo
* Swedish: Bartolomaios, Bartolomeus (older transcription)
* Tagalog: Bartolome, isa sa mga disipulo ni Hesus (one of Jesus' Disciples)
* Tamil: பர்த்தலோமிவ் (Parttalōmiv)
* Telugu: బర్తలోమ్యోవ్ (Bartalōmyōv)
* Thai: บาร์โธโลมิ (Bār̒ ṭho lomi)
* Turkish: Bartalmay, Bartolomeus (older transcription)
* Ukrainian: Варфоломій (Varfolomiy)
* Urdu: برتلمائی

## People with the given name

* Bartholomew, one of the 12 Apostles of Jesus
* Bartholomew (Archdeacon of Waterford) (early 13th century)
* Bartholomaeus Parvus (died 1333), known as the Apostle of Armenia
* Bartholomaeus Anglicus, Franciscan encyclopedist of the thirteenth century
* Venerable Bartholomew of Braga (1514–1582)–Catholic Encyclopedia article
* Bartholomew of Braganca (c.1200–1271)–Catholic Encyclopedia article
* Bartholomew of Brescia (died 1258), Italian canonist–Catholic Encyclopedia article
* Bartholomew of Edessa, Syrian apologist and polemical writer–Catholic Encyclopedia article
* Bartholomew of Farne (died 1193), English Hermit and saint
* Bartholomew of Lucca (1227–1327), historian
* Any of three Medieval Pisans known as Bartholomew of Pisa, Catholic Encyclopedia article
** Bartholomew Albizzi (died 1342), Franciscan hagiographer
** Bartholomew Rinonico (died c.1401), Franciscan chronicler
** Bartholomew of San Concordio (1260–1347), canonist and man of letters–Catholic Encyclopedia article
* Fra Bartolomeo (1472–1517), Tuscan Renaissance artist
* Bartholomew Dias (died 1500), Portuguese maritime explorer, first European to sail round the Cape of Good Hope
* Bartholomew Columbus (1461–1515), cartographer, brother of Christopher Columbus, founder of Santo Domingo
* Bartolomé de las Casas (1484–1566) O.P., notable early campaigner against slavery associated with development of Human Rights ideas
* Bartholomew Gosnold (1571–1607), English lawyer, explorer and privateer
* Bartholomew Sharp (c.1650–1702), English pirate
* Bartholomew Roberts, also known as "Black Bart" (1682–1722), infamous Welsh pirate
* Bartholomew "Bart" Baker (born 1986), American entertainer and video producer
* Bartłomiej Pękiel, Polish composer in the 17th century
* Bartolomeo Vanzetti (1888–1927) Italian-born US anarchist
* Bartholomew "Bobby" Boriello (1929–1991), New York mobster
* Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople (born 1940)
* Bartholomew Gilbert (died 1603), English sailor, explorer, captain
* Barthélémy Toguo (born 1967), Officer of the Order of Arts and Literature Cameroonian painter, visual and performing artist

## People with the surname

* Agnes Bartholomew (1885–1955), Scottish actress and elocutionist
* Allen Bartholomew (1925–2004), Australian criminologist
* Arthur Bartholomew (illustrator) (1833–1909), English-born Australian engraver, lithographer and natural history illustrator
* Arthur Bartholomew (cricketer) (1846–1940), English cricketer and schoolmaster
* Arthur Wollaston Bartholomew (1878–1945), British Army officer
* Arthur H. Bartholomew, mayor of Ansonia, Connecticut
* Augustus Theodore Bartholomew (1882–1933), British bibliographer and a librarian at Cambridge University
* Benjamin Bartholomew (1752–1812), American politician from Pennsylvania
* Brent Bartholomew (born 1976), former NFL football punter
* Charles L. Bartholomew (1869–1949), American editorial cartoonist
* D.J. Bartholomew (1931–2017), British statistician
* Dave Bartholomew (1918–2019), American musician, composer & promoter
* David Ewen Bartholomew (c. 1767–1821), British naval officer
* Doris Bartholomew (born 1930), American linguist
* Freddie Bartholomew (1924–1992), British actor and filmmaker
* George Bartholomew (inventor), American inventor of concrete pavement
* George Bartholomew (biologist) (1919–2006), American biologist
* Harland Bartholomew (1889–1989), American urban planner
* Herbert A. Bartholomew (1871–1958), New York politician
* Ian Bartholomew (born 1954), English actor
* Jack Bartholomew (rugby league) (1888–1965), English rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s, uncle of Eric Morecambe
* The noted cartographers of the Edinburgh engraving firm John Bartholomew and Son:
** John Bartholomew Sr. (1805–1861), the founder
** John Bartholomew Junior (1831–1893), John Sr.'s son, who developed colour contouring
** John George Bartholomew (1860–1920), John Junior's son
** John (Ian) Bartholomew (1890–1962), John George's son
** John Christopher Bartholomew (1923–2008), Ian's son
* John Eric Bartholomew (1926–1984), birth name of comedian Eric Morecambe
* Joseph Bartholomew (disambiguation)
* Joshua Bartholomew (born 1984), Canadian singer-songwriter
* Ken Bartholomew (1920–2012), U.S. speed skater
* Les Bartholomew (1903–1972), American baseball player
* Linda Bartholomew (1949–2010), singer-songwriter
* Lindsay Bartholomew (born 1944), English painter
* Logan Bartholomew (born 1984), American actor
* Matthew Bartholomew (born 1968), Trinidad and Tobago football player
* Pablo Bartholomew (born 1955), Indian photojournalist
* Paul Bartholomew (1883–1973), American architect
* Peter Bartholomew (died 1099), French soldier of the First Crusade
* Phyllis Bartholomew (1914–2002), English long jumper
* Reginald Bartholomew (1936–2012), American diplomat
* Richard Bartholomew (1926–1985), Burmese-Indian art critic and photographer
* Riley Bartholomew (1859–1860), American senator
* Rondell Bartholomew (born 1990), Grenadian sprinter
* Sam Bartholomew, (1917–1999), American NFL fullback
* Shemar Bartholomew (born 2000), American football player
* Summer Bartholomew (born 1951), U.S. model and actress
* Valentine Bartholomew (1799–1879), English painter
* William Bartholomew (1877–1962), British general
* William Bartholomew (cricketer), English cricketer
* Will Bartholomew (born 1980), American football fullback
* Winifred Rushforth (née Bartholomew), noted Jungian psychoanalyst, distant relative of the above cartographers

## Fictional characters

* Barry Allen, DC Comics superhero and the second Flash
* Bart Bass, a character in Gossip Girl
* Bart Allen, a DC Comics superhero and Barry's future grandson
* Bartholomew Berry, a police chief in Nice Work If You Can Get It
* Bartholomew Cubbins, the protagonist of two Dr. Seuss books
* Bartholomew Estheim, a character in Final Fantasy XIII
* Bartholomew Kuma, a cyborg pirate from One Piece
* Bartholomew Oobleck, a character in RWBY named after Bartholomew Cubbins
* Bart Simpson, a character in The Simpsons
* Bartholomew, a character in American Horror Story: Hotel
* Bartholomew, a character in The Great Mouse Detective