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Bartholomew (name)
Male given name
Bartholomew is a Jewish (generally also Christian) given name that derives from the Aramaic name meaning "son of Talmai". Bar is Aramaic for "son", and marks patronyms. Talmai either comes from telem "furrow" or is a Hebrew version of Ptolemy.
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Bartholomew is a Jewish (generally also Christian) given name that derives from the Aramaic name meaning "son of Talmai". Bar is Aramaic for "son", and marks patronyms. Talmai either comes from telem "furrow" or is a Hebrew version of Ptolemy. Thus, Bartholomew is either "son of furrows" (i.e., rich in land) or "son of Ptolemy". Is English and Scots it's often shortened to Barry or Bart.
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