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  • Never mind guys -->> I found it on the Internet. (Wish we could delete our questions ourselves here on AB)
  • Bartholomew is an English given name that derives from the Aramaic name meaning "son of Tholmai". "Bar" means "son of" in Aramaic, and thus its occurrence in a personal name indicates a patronymic. "Tholmai" is commonly supposed to mean "furrows", and Bartholomew is accordingly read as "son of the furrows", meaning one who is rich in land. Alternatively, it is speculated that Tholmai is a form of the Greek name Ptolemy. Bartholomew is also an English or Scottish surname with the same onomastic meaning as the above as a given name.
  • As a first name is is listed as meaning "son of a farmer". The name George means "farmer", so I guess those that prescribe meanings to names thought that Georgeson would sound funny and rolled this one out.
  • "Saint Bartholomew was one of the twelve apostles Apostles of Jesus. Bartholomew (Greek: Βαρθολομαίος, transliterated "Bartholomaios") comes from the Aramaic bar-Tôlmay (תולמי‎‎‎‎‎-בר‎‎), meaning son of Tolmay (Ptolemy) or son of the furrows (perhaps a ploughman). Many have, based on this meaning, assumed it was not a given name, but a family name." Source and further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartholomew_the_Apostle

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