Barthelemi as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Barthelemi

What is the meaning of the name Barthelemi ?

The baby name Barthelemi is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced EN: /bɑːrˈθɛləmi/ (bar-THEL-ə-mee); FR: /baʁ.te.le.mi/ (bar-teh-LEH-mee).

Barthelemi is Aramaic in Origin.

Barthelemi is the accentless French form of Barthélemy, itself the French equivalent of Bartholomew. The name descends from Aramaic Bar-Talmai, “son of Talmai”; Talmai is traditionally interpreted as “furrowed” or “ploughman.” Via Greek Bartholomaios and Latin Bartholomaeus, it entered medieval French and spread throughout Christendom.

In France it was buoyed by the cult of Saint Bartholomew the Apostle, giving rise to the surname Barthélemy and to place names and commemorations, notably remembered in the St. Bartholomew’s Day events of 1572; the Caribbean island Saint-Barthélemy (St. Barts) also preserves it. Variants include Barthélemy (Fr.), Bartholomew (Eng.), Bartolomeo (It.), Bartolomé (Sp.), Bartolomeu (Pt.), Bartłomiej (Pl.), Bartoloměj (Cz.), and Bertalan (Hu.). Short forms and cognates include Bart and Barth; Polish derivatives such as Bartek and Bartosz are related. Meaning-focused parents read it as “son of Talmai.”