Where does “Barþolomeus” come from?

Barþolomeus (Old English) comes from Latin Bartholomaeus, from Ancient Greek Βαρθολομαῖος, from Aramaic בַּר תַּלְמַי — son of Tolmai.

Barþolomeus (Old English): Bartholomew the Apostle, one of Jesus' disciples

Definitions

  1. Bartholomew the Apostle, one of Jesus' disciples

Ancestry of “Barþolomeus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinBartholomaeusBartholomew
2Ancient GreekΒαρθολομαῖοςfamously held by
3Aramaicבַּר תַּלְמַיson of Tolmai
Every word from Aramaic בַּר תַּלְמַי →Every word from Ancient Greek Βαρθολομαῖος →Every word from Latin Bartholomaeus →