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Bartholome

Quick answerThe name 'Bartholome' means "son of the furrow" or "son of the plowman," deriving from the Aramaic bar-Tôlmay (בר תלמי).

Aramaic · Boy · 3 syllables

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Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderBoy
US Rank#3,987
TrendVintage
Peak year1953
Syllables3
OriginAramaic
LanguageAramaic
CultureChristian
ReligionChristianity
Letters10
Numerology1 Chaldean 4
Global rank#908

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Historical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data

About the name Bartholome

The name 'Bartholome' means "son of the furrow" or "son of the plowman," deriving from the Aramaic bar-Tôlmay (בר תלמי).

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Etymology

The name 'Bartholome' means "son of the furrow" or "son of the plowman," deriving from the Aramaic bar-Tôlmay (בר תלמי). It is primarily used in Christian cultures, notably as the name of one of Jesus's twelve apostles, Saint Bartholomew, and appears in Jewish and Armenian traditions as well.

Bartholome currently ranks #3,987 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1953.

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