Bartholomew

/B-AA-R-TH-AO-L-AH-M-Y-UW/

Boy Christian Aramaic origin BritishAmerican

Son of Talmai, the apostle whom tradition sent to India and Armenia — Bartholomew is the apostle whose name hides a patronymic, the son of a farmer whose journey took him to the ends of the known world

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Meaning & origin

Bartholomew is a boy's name of Aramaic origin, traditionally used in Christian families. The name means "Son of Talmai, the apostle whom tradition sent to India and Armenia — Bartholomew is the apostle whose name hides a patronymic, the son of a farmer whose journey took him to the ends of the known world" and belongs to the Divine cluster — names rooted in sacred meaning and spiritual tradition.

Common among British, American, European families, Bartholomew carries cultural weight that goes beyond its dictionary definition — it's a name with a story and a community.

Numerology of Bartholomew

Numerology assigns each name a single-digit destiny number by summing its letter values. Different schools use different mappings — NameRoot computes both so you can see how Bartholomew resonates in either tradition.

Pythagorean
6
nurturing and family devotion
Chaldean
1
leadership and pioneering spirit

How Bartholomew sounds

NameRoot scores the phonetic fit of every name against the sound of your last name. The pronunciation of Bartholomew breaks down into 10 phonemes: /B-AA-R-TH-AO-L-AH-M-Y-UW/. In the app, you'll see how those sounds flow with your family name across rhythm, stress, and consonant clusters.

Nicknames

Common affectionate forms of Bartholomew — useful for everyday family conversation, early childhood, or as standalone given names themselves.

BariBart

The six signals, applied to Bartholomew

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01 — Birth Star
Nakshatra match
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02 — Numerology
Destiny alignment
Pythagorean and Chaldean life-path calculations (destiny 6) matched against your family's own numerology profile.
03 — Phonetics
Last-name fit
Rhythm, stress, and consonant clusters measured with IPA to see how Bartholomew flows with your family name.
04 — Meaning
Divine
Bartholomew belongs to the Divine cluster — names rooted in sacred meaning and spiritual tradition.
05 — Cultural & Tradition
Christian
As a Christian name, Bartholomew carries religious and cultural weight scored against your family's heritage — plus grandparent-name matches, saint's-day alignment, and generational naming patterns scored against your family tree.
06 — Uniqueness
Popularity balance
How common Bartholomew is today versus historically — finding the sweet spot between familiar and forgotten.

Names similar to Bartholomew

If Bartholomew resonates with you, these names live in the same world — drawn from the same tradition, sharing the same meaning, or echoing a similar sound.

From the same tradition

Other Christian boy names, common in British families

Liam
Irish diminutive of William (Uilliam), from Germanic 'wil' (will) + 'helm' (helmet). Global phenomenon.
Noah
Rest, comfort, repose, from Hebrew Noach, linked to the root meaning to rest or bring relief. Borne in scripture by the builder of the ark who outlasted the flood, it has stayed in continuous Western use and now sits among the most-given boys' names worldwide.
Oliver
From Latin olivarius (olive tree cultivator) or from the Frankish Olivier.
George
Farmer, earth worker — the patron saint of England, the name of six kings, and Prince George of Cambridge. England's defining name.

Sharing the same meaning

Other Christian boy names from the Divine cluster

Elijah
My God is Yahweh, the fiery prophet who rode a chariot to heaven — Elijah challenged the prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel, called fire from the sky, and was taken up to heaven in a whirlwind without dying. His name burns with the absolute devotion of a man who stood alone against an entire kingdom's apostasy and won, armed with nothing but conviction and the fire of the one true God
Theodore
Gift of God, heaven's offering to the mortal world — Theodore reverses the syllables of Dorothy to create the same meaning from a masculine angle: God gives. Multiple saints and two American presidents carried this name, and it speaks of gratitude for the divine generosity that places children into families, talents into hands, and purpose into hearts that were waiting to be filled
Jack
God is gracious, by way of Jankin, a medieval English pet form of John (from Hebrew Yohanan, 'Yahweh is gracious'). Once a familiar nickname, it long ago outgrew that role to stand on its own and has repeatedly topped boys' name charts across Britain.

Names that sound similar

Christian boy names that open with the same syllables as Bartholomew

Baekhyun
A hundred virtues, from Sino-Korean baek 百 (hundred) and hyun 賢 (worthy, virtuous, sage). The number hundred signifies completeness and fullness, so the name evokes a full and abundant measure of sagely virtue, naming a child to be replete with worth and wisdom in every form.
Bagus
Good, handsome (Javanese) — Bagus (Javanese/Indonesian) is the foundational Javanese masculine honorific meaning 'good, handsome, of good character.' Used as title-prefix (Raden Bagus = 'noble good one') and as standalone name. Among Indonesia's most-given masculine names, particularly in Central and East Java.
Bastian
Revered, venerable — the German short form of Sebastian. The Neverending Story made it magical

Common questions about Bartholomew

What does the name Bartholomew mean?

Bartholomew means "Son of Talmai, the apostle whom tradition sent to India and Armenia — Bartholomew is the apostle whose name hides a patronymic, the son of a farmer whose journey took him to the ends of the known world." It is a boy name of Aramaic origin, traditionally used in Christian families.

Is Bartholomew a boy or girl name?

Bartholomew is most commonly used as a boy name.

What is the origin of the name Bartholomew?

Bartholomew is of Aramaic origin, used in Christian tradition, commonly among British, American, European families.

What are common nicknames for Bartholomew?

Common short forms of Bartholomew include Bari, Bart.

What is the numerology of Bartholomew?

Bartholomew has a Pythagorean destiny number of 6 — nurturing and family devotion.

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