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Boy · Aramaic, through Spanish
Bartolomé
Say it: bar-toh-loh-MAY
Meaning
Spanish form of Bartholomew, Aramaic 'son of Talmai'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Common among Spanish colonists of the 16th century.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 43 babies given this name since 1928
- At its height in 1928, about 1 in 158,200 boys
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| English | Bartholomew |
|---|---|
| Italian | Bartolomeo |
| Portuguese | Bartolomeu |
Famous bearers
- Bartolomé de las Casas, defender of Indigenous peoples
- Bartolomé Mitre, president of Argentina
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- Medieval Spanish and Portuguese chronicles and charters
- Colonial records of the Americas
- The Hebrew Bible and the New Testament
- Parish baptism registers
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.