MEANING & HISTORY
What does Bartolomé mean?
Bartolomé is the Spanish form of Bartholomew. The older Aramaic formation means son of Talmai and passed through Greek before reaching later Christian names.
It is a patronymic-style expression, with Talmai remaining a personal name within it. The apostle Bartholomew is the principal biblical association. The Spanish accent is part of the exact written form.
The immediate meaning should not be replaced by a speculative full translation of Talmai’s own remote root.
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Pronunciation & syllables
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Spanish
- /baɾtoloˈme/
- [baɾ.t̪o.loˈme]
Bar · to · lo · mé4 source divisions
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Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
SpanishEtymology & source
Learned borrowing from Latin Bartholomaeus.
a male given name, equivalent to English Bartholomew
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People with the name Bartolomé
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Jorge B. Vargas
Filipino diplomat, policitian (1890–1980)
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Use in Philippine-linked records
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Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Jorge B. Vargas
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Bartolomé in the birth records
Exact spelling and stated year in the published name tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
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Similar names to Bartolomé
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Bartolome♂Spanish Bartholomew; son of Talmai
- Tolome♂Son of Talmay, through familiar Bartolome
- Salome·Peace-name form through Aramaic and Hebrew
- Baron♂From the noble title baron
- Jerome♂Sacred name
- Babylyn♀Combination of Baby and Lyn
- Bailey♂♀Bailiff; from an occupational surname
- Baldomero♂Bold or brave, and famous
What rhymes with Bartolomé?
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Explore Bartolomé further
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- Wikidata given-name item Q19688272 — Bartolomé (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Jorge B. Vargas (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q19688272 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Bartolomé (Spanish) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.
- Behind the Name — Bartolomé (opens in a new tab)
Consulted account of the name’s formation, relevant root elements, or explicitly linked base name.
- Behind the Name — Bartholomew (opens in a new tab)
Consulted account of the name’s formation, relevant root elements, or explicitly linked base name.