The patronymic of Nathaniel, one of the Biblical disciples, by which he was more commonly known, as well as of an early English saint. Wycliffite Bible (1395): Bartholomeu, Bartholomew.
 
  
  
  The English diminutive Bate is witnessed in 1379 in the relational byname Batewyf' (WRYPT1 p. 31).
  
  
- Belgium
- 
- Middle Dutch
- ◑ 1336 Meeuse (dat) RSG1336-39 p. 32
- Dutch
- ● 1597x1598 Bartholomeus BoonenGes p. 322
- ◑ 1597x1598 Bertel BoonenGes p. 361
 
- Brabant
- 
- Latin
- ● 1312 Bartholomeus (nom) JeanIII p. 25,
 Bertholomeus (nom) ibid. p. 21
- ◑ 1312 Meeus (gen) JeanIII p. 34
 
- Croatia
- 
- Croatian
- ◑ 1597 Barthol Susedgrad1597 p. 29,
 Bartholych ibid. p. 29,
 Bartol ibid. p. 29,
 Barysa ibid. p. 29,
 Iarne ibid. p. 29,
 Iarney ibid. p. 29
 
- Czech Republic
- 
- Latin
- ● 1295 Bartholomaeus (nom) RTT-1.1 V;
 1355 Bartholomeo (dat) chlumecky 90;
 1375 Bartholomaeus (nom) LDFPUP1 p. 31;
 1387 Bartholomaeus (nom) ibid. p. 4
- ◑ 1353 Bart (nom) chlumecky 112;
 1358 Part (nom) ibid. 314, p. 34
 
- England
- 
- Latin
- ● 1161x1184 Bartholomeo (dat) MDE p. 226, no. 1;
 1185x1186 Bartholomei (gen) PR-XXXVI p. 192;
 1222 Batholomeo (abl) StPaulDom p. 56;
 1300 Bartholomei (gen) ProcSuf-vol3 p. 239,
 Bartholomeus (nom) ibid. p. 243;
 1340xc1450 Bartholomeus (nom) CovGuild-1 p. 6;
 1381 Bartholomaus (nom) Suffolk1381 p. 108,
 Bartholomeus (nom) FenPT-2 p. 10,
 Bartolameus (nom) Suffolk1381 p. 112,
 Bartolomao (abl) ibid. p. 100,
 Bartolomaus (nom) ibid. p. 79,
 Bertholomao (abl) ibid. p. 91,
 Bertholomaus (nom) ibid. p. 88;
 1387 Bartholomeo (abl) EEW p. 2;
 1567 Bartholmew (nom) RegSoABap p. 13;
 1575 Bartholomeus (nom) Chst-1 p. 12
- Anglo-French
- ● 1245–1250[1586] Bartholmew Glover 207
- Dutch
- ● 1572 Bartolomeus AuFr Artis;
 1575 Bartholomeus ibid. Backer;
 1584 Bartholomeus ibid. Bartholomeus;
 1587 Bartholomeus ibid. Bossu;
 1588 Bartholomeus ibid. Bossu;
 1598 Bartholomeus ibid. Crombrugghe
- Middle English
- ● 1387 Bartilmewe EEW p. 2
- ◑ 1454 Bartlet EEW p. 133
- Early Modern English
- ● 1530 Bartholomew LIWill-III p. 5;
 1541 Bartholomew BarnstapleBap p. 2;
 1542/3 Barthillmewe SIAcc 3;
 1552 Bartholomew BarnstapleBap p. 7;
 1557 Bartlemewe PRThirsk p. 3;
 1558 Bartholmewe BEmar-vol1 p. 6,
 Bartholomewe ibid. p. 6;
 1559 Bartholmewe ibid. p. 6;
 1560 Bertlemew BarnstapleBap p. 11;
 1561 Bartholmew StAnthonlin p. 14,
 Bartolomew BarnstapleBap p. 11;
 1563 Barthilmew StMaryA p. 3,
 Bartholmew OrpingtonKe p. 1,
 StAnthonlin p. 17;
 1564/5 Bartholmewe BEmar-vol1 p. 8;
 1566 Bartholomew bruton1 p. 35;
 1567 Bartholomew ibid. p. 112;
 1570 Bartholmew OrpingtonKe p. 3;
 1575 Barthelmew BEmar-vol2 p. 129;
 1579 Bartholmew StAnthonlin p. 27;
 1581 Bartholomew DEmar-vol2 p. 6;
 1586 Bartholomew BUmar-vol2 p. 64;
 1587 Bartholomew BUmar-vol1 p. 17,
 DEmar-vol2 p. 13;
 1589 Bartholomew ibid. p. 17;
 1590 Bartholomew COmar-vol2 p. 72;
 1591 Bartholomewe BEmar-vol1 p. 15;
 1592 Bartholomew DEmar-vol2 p. 25;
 1593 Bartholomewe BEmar-vol1 p. 15;
 1594 Bartholomew bruton1 p. 10,
 Barthyllemew BUmar-vol1 p. 27;
 1595 Bartholomew DEmar-vol2 p. 32,
 bruton1 p. 54,
 Barthylmew BUmar-vol1 p. 27;
 1597 Bartholemew bruton1 p. 11,
 Bartholomew ibid. p. 55;
 1598 Bartholomew ibid. p. 57;
 1599 Bartholmew OrpingtonKe p. 9
- ◑ 1547 bartell WillsInv XCIII
- Walloon
- ● 1583 Betremier RWC p. 6;
 1583/4 Betremier ibid. p. 7;
 1590 Bartholome ibid. p. 15;
 1591/2 Barthelamy ibid. p. 563;
 1592/3 Bartholome ibid. p. 25;
 1593 Barthelemy ibid. p. 26,
 Bartholome ibid. p. 28,
 Berthelemy ibid. p. 28,
 Bertholomy ibid. p. 28;
 1593/4 Bertremieu ibid. p. 31;
 1593 Bertremieux ibid. p. 28;
 1594 Bertremieu ibid. p. 32
 
- Estonia
- 
- Middle Low German
- ● 1550 Bartolmeus (nom) Kalakaupmees p. 258
- ◑ 1524x1532 Barth (nom) Saareste1923b p. 137,
 Bartoll (nom) ibid. p. 138
- Early Modern Swedish
- ◑ 1576 Berttell (nom) Hiiumaa p. 130;
 1583 Berth (nom) ibid. p. 130;
 1587 Bertel (nom) ibid. p. 172,
 Berttel (nom) ibid. p. 130
 
- France
- 
- Latin
- ● c823 Bartolomeus (nom) irminon-vol2 55;
 1064 Bartholomei (gen) LDS CXI;
 1070 Bartholomei (gen) ibid. appendix, XXIX;
 a1089x1101 Bartholomeus (nom) CartStPC XXXIX;
 1090x1101 Bartholomeus (nom) ibid. XLIII;
 1101x1129 Bartholomeo (abl) ibid. XXXIII;
 c1120 Bartholomæus (nom) CartNoyers CDXXXVI;
 1133 Bartholomei (gen) CartNDdOurscamp XXX;
 1138x1162 Bartholomeo (abl) clairvaux-12thc 59;
 1145 Bartholomei (gen) CartNDdOurscamp CXXXIII;
 1147 Bartholomei (gen) clairvaux-12thc 14,
 Bartholomeo (abl) ibid. 14,
 Bartholomeus (nom) ibid. 14;
 1147x1153 Bartholomeus (nom) ibid. 26;
 1147x1162 Bartholomei (gen) ibid. 45,
 Bartholomeus (nom) ibid. 55;
 1158 Bartholomeus (nom) ibid. 33;
 1158x1170 Bartholomeus (nom) ibid. 138;
 1159 Bartholomeus (nom) ibid. 37;
 1160 Bartholomei (gen) CartNDdOurscamp CXIV;
 1162 Bartholomeus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 39;
 1162x1165 Bartholomeus (nom) ibid. 127;
 a1163 Bartholomeus (nom) ibid. 96;
 1163 Bartholomei (gen) ibid. 99;
 1163–64 Bartholomeus (nom) ibid. 106;
 1164 Bartholomeus (nom) ibid. 120;
 1169 Bartholomeus (nom) ibid. 136;
 1171 Bartholomeus (nom) ibid. 142;
 1178 Bartholomeus (nom) ibid. 168;
 1179 Bartholomeo (abl) ibid. 172,
 Bartholomeus (nom) ibid. 176;
 c1180 Bartholomei (gen) CartNDdOurscamp LXVIII;
 1196 Bartholomeus (nom) ibid. CXXXIX;
 1200 Bartholomeo (abl) ibid. LXXVII;
 1214 Bartholomei (gen) ibid. CXLI;
 1217 Bartholomeus (nom) ibid. XXXI;
 1224 Bartholome (abl) CartAub;
 1258 Bartholomei (gen) ArrestReg-volI XXIV, Candlemas,
 Bartholomeus (nom) ibid. XXXVIII, pluribus;
 1259 Bartholomei (gen) ibid. XII, St. Martin;
 1260 Bartholomeo (abl) ibid. III, Ascension,
 Bartholomeus (nom) ibid. III, Ascension;
 1273 Bartholomeus (nom) RegToul-13thC p. 43;
 1274 Bartholomeum (acc) ibid. p. 45,
 Bartholomeus (nom) ibid. p. 54;
 1292 Bartholomei (gen) MemBret-I 1104;
 1300 Bertholemeus (nom) St-Barnard-Romans 382,
 Bertholomei (gen) ibid. 382;
 1301 Bartholomei (gen) MemPic-vol17 p. 248,
 Bartholomeus (nom) ibid. p. 202,
 Bertholomeus (nom) ibid. p. 228;
 1378 Bartholomei (gen) hanquetvol1 1155,
 Bartholomeo (dat) ibid. 130,
 Bartholomeus (nom) ibid. 1724,
 Bertholomeo (dat) ibid. 2404;
 1558 Bartholomei (gen) FlorLyon p. 34
- Old French
- ● 1301 Berthelemieu (obl) MemPic-vol17 p. 263,
 Bertremieu (obl) ibid. p. 335 [p. 235],
 Bertremiex (nom) ibid. p. 233;
 1313 Berthelemi Paris1313 p. 53
- Middle French
- ● 1364 Berthelemi ActsCharlesV no. 151;
 1388 Bertremieu thierry;
 1418 Barthélemy DdB1418 p. 211,
 Berthelemi ibid. p. 212,
 HGParis p. 385;
 1421 Berthelemy favier 46;
 1438 Berthelemi ibid. 263,
 Berthelmi ibid.;
 1571 Barthélemy RegPCC-1 p. 576;
 1572 Barthélemy ibid. p. 518;
 1588 Bertholome raymond1588 p. 570
- ◑ 1386 Berthelot MemBret-II col. 513;
 1392 Berthelot ibid. col. 601;
 1418 Berthelot DdB1418 p. 204,
 HGParis p. 380;
 1421 Berthelot favier 1253;
 1423 Berthelot ibid. 78;
 1438 Berthelot ibid. 123;
 1572 Bertelot RegPCC-1 p. 661
 
- Germany
- 
- Latin
- ● 1197 Bartholomeus (nom) hennes-vol1 2;
 1228 Bartolomeus (nom) UrkMeck1 no. XIV;
 1282 Bartholomei (gen) ibid. no. LXXV;
 1322 Bartholomeus (nom) SMM p. 158;
 1394 Bartholomei (gen) ibid. p. 170,
 Bartholomeus (nom) ibid. p. 178;
 1401 Bartholomeo (dat) HD1401 no. 154;
 1425 Bartholomei (gen) mairhofer DCCXXI,
 Bartholomeo (abl) ibid. DCCXXI,
 Bartholomeum (acc) ibid. DCCXXI,
 Bartholomeus (nom) ibid. DCCXXI
- Middle High German
- ● 1293 Bartholomeus (nom) UrkHeil1 53
- Early New High German
- ● 1402 Bartolome (nom) mairhofer DCLXX;
 1406 Bartholomen (dat) ibid. DCLXXX;
 1417 Bartholome (gen) ibid. DCCV;
 1418 Bartholome (nom) ibid. DCCVII,
 Bartholomes (gen) ibid. DCCVII;
 1420 Bartholome (nom) ibid. DCCXV;
 1497 Bartelmes Nurn1497 253,
 Bartlmes ibid. 2231
 
- Hungary
- 
- Latin
- ● 1302 Bartholomei (gen) Slíz p. 44, s.n. Bartholomeus;
 1307 Barthalus (nom) ibid. p. 46, s.n. Bartholomeus;
 1312 Bertolom (nom) ibid. p. 46, s.n. Bartholomeus;
 1314 Byrtolom (nom) ibid. p. 46, s.n. Bartholomeus;
 1318 Bartholomeus (nom) ibid. p. 44, s.n. Bartholomeus;
 1320 Bartholomei (gen) ibid. p. 44, s.n. Bartholomeus;
 1323 Bartholomei (gen) ibid. p. 44, s.n. Bartholomeus,
 Bartholomeo (abl) ibid. p. 44, s.n. Bartholomeus;
 1324 Bartholomeo (abl) ibid. p. 44, s.n. Bartholomeus,
 Bartholomeus (nom) ibid. p. 44, s.n. Bartholomeus;
 1327 Bartholomei (gen) ibid. p. 45, s.n. Bartholomeus;
 1332x1337 Bartholomeus (nom) ibid. p. 45, s.n. Bartholomeus;
 1334 Bartha (nom) ibid. p. 46, s.n. Bartholomeus;
 1335 Bartholomei (gen) ibid. p. 45, s.n. Bartholomeus;
 1336 Bartholomei (gen) ibid. p. 45, s.n. Bartholomeus;
 1337 Bartholomeus (nom) ibid. p. 45, s.n. Bartholomeus;
 1339 Bartholomeo (dat) ibid. p. 45, s.n. Bartholomeus,
 Bartholos (nom) ibid. p. 46, s.n. Batholomeus;
 1340 Bartholomeo (dat) ibid. p. 45, s.n. Bartholomeus,
 Bartholomeus (nom) ibid. p. 45, s.n. Bartholomeus;
 1342 Bartholomeo (abl) ibid. p. 45x46, s.n. Bartholomeus;
 1351 Bartholomeo (abl) CDH-IX-II I
- ◑ 1302 Bortol (nom) Slíz p. 46, s.n. Bartholomeus;
 1313 Berke (nom) ibid. p. 46, s.n. Bartholomeus;
 1331 Berch (nom) ibid. p. 46, s.n. Bartholomeus;
 1332x1337 Barta (nom) ibid. p. 46, s.n. Bartholomeus,
 Bartal (nom) ibid. p. 46, s.n. Bartholomeus,
 Bartha (nom) ibid. p. 46, s.n. Bartholomeus
 
- Ireland
- 
- Latin
- ● fin12thC Bartholomeus (nom) MunDocIr III, p. 10;
 1431 Bartholomeum (acc) RegOct 50;
 1460 Bartholomeum (acc) ibid. 24;
 1489 Bartholomeum (acc) ibid. 416
- Early Modern English
- ● 1533 Bartholomew Fiants-1 34;
 1536 Bartholomew ibid. 53
 
- Israel
- 
- Latin
- ● 1277 Bartholomeo (abl) hennes-vol1 257
 
- Italy
- 
- Latin
- ● 1169 Bartholomeus (nom) SDE3 II;
 1224 Bartholomeus (nom) hennes-vol1 65;
 1229 Bartholomaeus (nom) CDT1 XI;
 1265x1339 Bertolamei (gen) BBC-Berg 84;
 1275 Bertolameus (nom) ibid. p. XLII;
 1282 Bertolameus (nom) ibid. p. XLIII;
 1285 Bartholomei (gen) Perugia1285 p. 154,
 Bertolameus (nom) BBC-Berg p. XLIII;
 1289 Bertolameus (nom) ibid. p. XLIV;
 1293 Bertolameus (nom) ibid. p. XLIV;
 1296 Bertolameus (nom) ibid. p. XLV;
 1297 Bertolameus (nom) ibid. p. XLV;
 1301 Bertolameus (nom) ibid. p. XLV;
 1307 Bertolameus (nom) ibid. p. XLVI;
 1326 Bartolomeus (nom) Friuli-14thC no. 436;
 1329 Bartholomeo (abl) CatTir1 5,
 Bartholomeus (nom) ibid. 5;
 1348 Bartholomei (gen) INP 13;
 1349 Bartholomeo (dat) CatTir1 9;
 1363 Bartholomeo (abl) Livi p. 143;
 1366 Bartholomeo (abl) CatTir1 12,
 Bartholomeus (nom) Livi 8,
 Bartolomei (gen) ibid. 71,
 Bartolomeus (nom) ibid. 59;
 1367 Bartolomei (gen) ibid. 143,
 Bartolomeo (abl) ibid. 162;
 1368 Bartolomei (gen) ibid. 200/201,
 Bartolomeo (abl) ibid. 200/201,
 Bartolomeus (nom) ibid. 185,
 Bartolommeo (abl) ibid. 191;
 1370 Bartholomei (gen) ibid. 258,
 Bartolomei (gen) ibid. 257,
 Bartolomey (gen) ibid. 265;
 1376 Bartholomei (gen) DouGen1 p. 219,
 Bartholomeo (abl) ibid. p. 19,
 Bartholomeus (nom) ibid. p. 217,
 Batholomei (gen) ibid. p. 232;
 1387 Bartholomei (gen) Venditti II-9,
 Bartholomeus (nom) ibid. II-2069;
 1411 Bartholomeo (dat) CatTir1 43;
 1423 Bartholomeo (abl) ibid. 69;
 1425 Bartholomeo (abl) ibid. 86;
 1449 Bartholomeo (abl) VitAs2 IV,
 Bartholomeus (nom) ibid. V,
 Bartolomei (gen) ibid. VIII;
 1450 Bartolome (abl) ibid. IX,
 Bartolomei (gen) ibid. XI,
 Bartolomeo (abl) ibid. VI,
 Bartolomeus (nom) ibid. VIII;
 1464 Bartholomei (gen) CUP-III-I CCXXXI,
 Bartholomeus (nom) ibid. CCXXXI,
 Bertholomeus (nom) ibid. CCXXXI;
 1470 Bartolomei (gen) RCCaetani6 2325;
 1521 Bartholomei (gen) VitAs2 II,
 Bartholomeus (nom) ibid. VI,
 Bartolomeo (abl) ibid. III;
 1522x1532 Bartholomeus (nom) DSF p. 52, 28,
 Berteraymo (nom) ibid. p. 54, 69;
 1527 Bartholomei (gen) Rome1527 p. 83,
 Bartholomeus (nom) ibid. p. 83
- ◑ 1285 Bartholi (gen) Perugia1285 p. 153,
 Bartutii (gen) ibid. p. 154;
 1327 Bartolo (dat) Friuli-14thC no. 448;
 1348 Bartholus (nom) INP 16,
 Bartholutius (nom) ibid. 38,
 Mei (gen) ibid. 24,
 Meo (dat) ibid. 28,
 Meus (nom) ibid. 25;
 1366 Bartholi (gen) Livi 8,
 Bartoli (gen) ibid. 78,
 Bartolus (nom) ibid. 21,
 Mei (gen) ibid. 28,
 Mey (gen) ibid. p. 146;
 1367 Bartholi (gen) ibid. 149,
 Bartoli (gen) ibid. 119;
 1368 Bartoli (gen) ibid. 223,
 Bartolus (nom) ibid. 190;
 1369 Bartoli (gen) ibid. 247;
 1370 Bartoli (gen) ibid. 261;
 1376 Bartolino (abl) DouGen1 p. 101,
 Bartoni (gen) ibid. p. 215,
 Tolomeo (abl) ibid. p. 103;
 1387 Barholomutius (nom) Venditti II-19,
 Bartholomutii (gen) ibid. II-59;
 1401 Bartolus (nom) SDHK no. 15739;
 1527 Bartoli (gen) Rome1527 p. 84
- Italian
- ● 1429–1430 Bartolomeo DiaryLMA p. 242
- ◑ 1513x1521 Bartulino LeoX p. 35
 
- Latvia
- 
- Middle Low German
- ● 1453 Bertolomeus (gen) Arbusow p. 97;
 1464 Bertholomeus ibid. p. 100;
 1465 Bartolomeus ibid. p. 89;
 1508 Bartholomeus Mettig1892 p. 11;
 1523 Bertolmeus Arbusow p. 98,
 Bertolomeus ibid. p. 99;
 1532 Bartolmes ibid. p. 97;
 1545 Bartolomeus ibid. p. 99;
 1549 Bertolomeus ibid. p. 99;
 1558 Bartolomeus Arbuzov1920 p. 45;
 1565x1577 Bartelmes Arbusow p. 97;
 1573 Bartelmeß Arbuzov1920 p. 47;
 1582x1594 Bartelmes ibid. p. 47
- ◑ 1458 Bertel Arbusow p. 86;
 1572 Bartmes Arbuzov1920 p. 46
 
- Lithuania
- 
- Polish
- ● 1551x1555 Barthlomiei (nom) Kaunas2006 p. 85
 
- Malta
- 
- Latin
- ● 1499 Bartholomeus (nom) Attard1499 p. 115
 
- The Netherlands
- 
- Dutch
- ● 1590 Bartholomeus MagMiddelburg-1560;
 1591 Bartholomeus ibid.;
 1593 Bartholomeus ibid.
 
- Poland
- 
- Latin
- ● 1336x1337 Bartholomeum (acc) SBGlatzer p. 4
- ◑ 1289 Bartus (nom) UrkMeck1 no. LXXXVII
 
- Portugal
- 
- Latin
- ● 1217 Bertholameus (nom) PHGCRP-I no. 21;
 1269 Bartholomei (gen) ibid. no. 11
 
- Scotland
- 
- Latin
- ● 1376 Bartolomeo (dat) morton-vol1 16
 
- Spain
- 
- Latin
- ● 1487 Bartholomei (gen) carbonell-I p. 11,
 Bartholomeus (nom) ibid. p. 13;
 1488 Bartholomei (gen) ibid. p. 24;
 1489 Bartholomei (gen) ibid. p. 32;
 1490 Bartholomei (gen) ibid. p. 43;
 1491 Bartholomei (gen) ibid. p. 59
- Catalan
- ● 1510 Berthomeu valencia1510 3327
- Spanish
- ● 1495 Bertholomeu montalvo;
 1575 Bartolome Catalogo-5.2 3788;
 1576 Bartolome ibid. 3895
 
- Sweden
- 
- Old Swedish
- ◑ 1402 Bertell (nom) SDHK no. 15897
 
- Switzerland
- 
- Latin
- ● 1137 Bartholomeus (nom) CartHaut 2;
 1163 Bartholomeus (nom) ibid. 14;
 1502 Bartholomeo (dat) MHCG2 275;
 1510 Bartholomeus (nom) ibid. 284
- Middle French
- ● 1504 Bartholome MHCG2 280
- Early New High German
- ● 1524 Barthlome (nom) MHCG2 295
 
Cite as: G. Grim, R. Le Get, M. Slíz, J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Bartholomew". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2019, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2019/1/name/Bartholomew.