Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Bartholomew m. Aramaic בר + תלמי 'son of Talmay'.

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).

Austria
Early New High German
1399 Barthlme (nom) ChronSH p. 12; 1532 Barthlme (nom) ibid. p. 12
1366 Partl (nom) ChronSH p. 25; 1368 Partl (nom) ibid. p. 26; 1384 Partl (nom) ibid. p. 26; 1385 Pärtl (nom) ibid. p. 26; 1387 Pärtl (nom) ibid. p. 27; 1389 Partl (nom) ibid. p. 27; 1391 Partl (nom) ibid. p. 27; 1399 Partl (nom) ibid. p. 29
Belgium
Middle Dutch
1416 Barthelemy (nom) MPSA p. 28; 1417 Barthelemy (nom) ibid. p. 29; 1418 Barthelemy (nom) ibid. p. 29; 1468 Bartholomeus (nom) ibid. p. 46; 1471 Bartholomeus (nom) ibid. p. 47
1336 Meeuse (dat) RSG1336-39 p. 32
Dutch
1531 Bartholomeus MPSA p. 61; 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; 1561 Bartholemeus (nom) Reg-KirkElla p. 2; 1567 Bartholmew (nom) RegSoABap p. 13; 1571/2 Bartlemue (gen) RegPat p. 31; 1575 Bartholomeus (nom) Chst-1 p. 12; 1596 Bartholemeus (nom) AuFr Wademont
Anglo-French
1245–1250[1586] Bartholmew Glover 207
Dutch
1572 Bartolomeus AuFr Artis; 1574 Bartholomeus ibid. Hoecke; 1575 Bartholomeus ibid. Backer; 1576 Bartholomeus ibid. Hoecke; 1577 Bertelmeus ibid. Jacobsz; 1581 Bartholomeus ibid. Pauwels; 1582 Bartholomeus ibid. Quirijns; 1583 Bartholomeus ibid. Jansen; 1584 Bartholomeus ibid. Bartholomeus; 1585 Bartholomeus ibid. Lauwers; 1586 Bartholomeus ibid. Jansen; 1587 Bartholomeus ibid. Bossu; 1588 Bartholomeus ibid. Bossu, Bertholemeus ibid. Jansz; 1590 Bartholomeus ibid. Lauwers, Bertholemeus ibid. Jansz; 1591 Bartholomeus ibid. Pauwels; 1592 Bartholomeus ibid. Jansen; 1593 Bartholomeus ibid. Lauwers; 1596 Bartholomeus ibid. Lauwers; 1598 Bartholomeus ibid. Crombrugghe; 1599 Bartholomeus ibid. Pauwels
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; 1569 Barthilmewe SurMus p. 152; 1570 Bartholmew OrpingtonKe p. 3; 1572/3 Bartholomew SurMus p. 161; 1572 Bartlemue RegPat p. 31; 1574 Bartholemew SurMus p. 175; 1575 Barthelmew BEmar-vol2 p. 129; 1579 Bartholmew StAnthonlin p. 27; 1581 Bartholomew DEmar-vol2 p. 6; 1583/4 Barthelmewe SurMus p. 49; 1583 Bartholmew ibid. p. 181; 1583/4 Bartholomewe ibid. p. 17, Bartolomew ibid. p. 65, Bartylmewe ibid. p. 114, Batholomew ibid. p. 38, Batholomewe ibid. p. 47; 1586 Bartholomew BUmar-vol2 p. 64; 1587 Bartholomew BUmar-vol1 p. 17, DEmar-vol2 p. 13; 1588 Bartlemew RegPat p. 3; 1589 Bartholomew DEmar-vol2 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; 1595 Barthelemy ibid. p. 38; 1596 Bartholemy ibid. p. 41, Berthelemy ibid. p. 44; 1596/7 Bertremy ibid. p. 44; 1598 Berthelemy ibid. p. 49
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
1180 Bertelot (abl) RotScaNor p. 35
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
1292 Bertelot 1292paris p. 1; 1313 Berthelot Paris1313 p. 132
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 Barthelemy RegPCC-1 p. 630, Barthélemy ibid. 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, Bertolamey (gen) ibid. 740, Bertollamey (gen) ibid. 626; 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; 1464 Bertola (nom) CUP-III-I CCXXXI; 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; 1441 Bartholomeus (nom) CDP2-2 CCCXCII; 1447 Bartholomeo (abl) ibid. CCCC
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
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
Wales
Welsh
1582 Bartholomew RegCon1 p. 37
Cite as: A. Brown, G. Grim, R. Le Get, J. Pepe, M. Slíz, J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Bartholomew". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2023, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2023/1/name/Bartholomew.