Bartholomea: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Bartholomea – Meaning: child of Talmai – Origin: Aramaic (feminine form of Bartholomew) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: bar-thol-uh-MEE-uh


Bartholomea is an Aramaic (feminine form of Bartholomew) girl's name meaning “child of Talmai”. It appears in our list of 150+ Beautiful Girl Names with Nicknames.

Meaning & Origin of Bartholomea

Meaning: Child of Talmai.

Origin: Aramaic (feminine form of Bartholomew).

A common claim: Bartholomea means 'son of Talmai' Actually: Sites carry over the literal 'son of Talmai' gloss from Bartholomew unchanged, which reads oddly for a feminine name; 'child/daughter of Talmai' fits the feminine form better.

How to Pronounce Bartholomea

Phonetic: bar-thol-uh-MEE-uh   IPA: /bɑːrˌθɒl.əˈmiː.ə/

Popularity of Bartholomea

Bartholomea doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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