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
Created: Oct 1, 2012 | Modified: Aug 11, 2024

Florance Saul
Florance Saul Author

Hello, I'm Florance Saul, the Moondust Dream Dictionary and Moondust Tarot creator. I received this wisdom from a lineage of mediums and have documented these transmissions on Auntyflo since 2009. More than two decades as an intuitive psychologist and spiritual teacher I have helped millions connect with the psyche through dreams, tarot, astrology and ancient folklore. Every word written here is written by me, a human being, not an algorithm. It's a spiritual transmission, not information to be summarized