Bartholomew

Bartholomew was one of the 12 Apostles of Jesus. Bartholomew (Greek Βαρθολομαιος) comes from the Aramaic bar-Tôlmay, meaning son of Tolmay or son of the furrows (perhaps a ploughman).

Alternate forms

• Amharic: ??????? (Berteloméwos)
• Armenian: Partoghimeos
• Catalan: Bartomeu
• Croatian: Bartolomej
• Czech: Bartolomej
• Danish: Bartolomæus
• Dutch: Bartolomeüs
• Finnish: Perttu
• French: Barthélemy
• German: Bartolomäus
• Greek: Βαρθολομαίος
• Hungarian: Bertalan (given name), Bartal, Bartos, Bartó (last names)
• Irish Gaelic: Bairtliméad or Parthálan
• Italian: Bartolo(m)meo
• Latin: Bartolomaeus
• Maltese: Bartoloméw (learned); Bartilméw (vernacular)
• Norwegian: Bartolomeus
• Polish: Bartłomiej (learned); Bartosz (vernacular)
• Portuguese: Bartolomeu
• Provençal: Barthomieu
• Scottish Gaelic: Pàrlan
• Spanish: Bartolomé
• Romanian: Bartolomeu
• Russian: Varfolomei
• Slovene: Jernej
• Swedish: Bartolomaios, Bartolomeus (older transcription)