Bartolomeu
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- Bertolameu
- Bartholomeu (obsolete)
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese Bartolomeu, from Latin Bartholomaeus, from Ancient Greek Βαρθολομαῖος (Bartholomaîos), from Aramaic בר תלמי (bar Tolmai, “son of Tolmai”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /baʁ.to.loˈmew/ [bah.to.loˈmeʊ̯]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /baɾ.to.loˈmew/ [baɾ.to.loˈmeʊ̯]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /baʁ.to.loˈmew/ [baχ.to.loˈmeʊ̯]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /baɻ.to.loˈmew/ [baɻ.to.loˈmeʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /baɾ.tu.luˈmew/
- Hyphenation: Bar‧to‧lo‧meu
Proper noun
Bartolomeu m (plural Bartolomeus)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Bartholomew
- (biblical) Bartholomew (one of the apostles)
Romanian
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Bartolomeu m (genitive/dative lui Bartolomeu)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Bartholomew
- (biblical) Bartholomew (one of the apostles)