Where does “Варѳоломе́и” come from?

Варѳоломе́и (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Ancient Greek Βαρθολομαῖος, from Aramaic בַּר תַּלְמַי — son of Tolmai.

Ancestry of “Варѳоломе́и”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΒαρθολομαῖοςfamously held by
2Aramaicבַּר תַּלְמַיson of Tolmai
Every word from Aramaic בַּר תַּלְמַיEvery word from Ancient Greek Βαρθολομαῖος