Bartholomew

Bartholomew name meanings

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This name is both a surname and a first name. Bartholomew came from the bible, an apostle of Jesus Christ. It means a son who suspends in the waters. In the 1940's this name was associated with being a farmer. This is also a variant of Tolmai which means furrows.

Detailed meaning

  • Origin: Aramaic
  • Quick Meaning: Warlike
  • Number of letters: 11, Those 11 letters total to 51
  • Gender: Boy
  • Hebrew: Male Ploughman. Son of Talmai (Talmai is a variant of Tolmai, meaning abounding in furrows.)
  • Famous Bearer: St Bartholomew was an apostle of Jesus Christ
  • English: Male Son of a farmer. Both surname and christian name
  • Biblical: Male A son that suspends the waters

Positive traits

  • Caring
  • Honest
  • Nurturing
  • Kind

Negative traits

  • Doing too much
  • Temperamental
  • Demanding of others

By Florance Saul
Oct 1, 2012

Florance Saul
Florance Saul

Written by Florance Saul, author of The Moondust Dream Dictionary and creator of the Moondust Tarot Cards. She is an intuitive psychologist and spiritual teacher who has helped millions worldwide for over two decades to connect with spirit and the psyche through the medium of dreams, tarot, astrology, and spiritual meanings. Her expertise covers palmistry, face reading, tea leaf interpretation, graphology, runes, numerology, animal totems, and the symbolic study of herbs, saints, and ancient folklore.