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Origin and Meaning of Bartholomew
Gender
Masculine
Origin of Bartholomew
Aramaic
Usage of Bartholomew
English, Biblical
Meaning of Bartholomew
The name Bartholomew (Greek "Bartholomaios") comes from Aramaic "bar-Tolmay" meaning "son of Tolmay (Ptolemy)" or "son of the furrows" (perhaps a ploughman).
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Bartholomew was one of the twelve Apostles of Jesus.
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