Nghĩa
German cognate of the Late Latin Bartholomaeus, which is from the Aramaic Bartholomaios (son of Talmai). Talmai is an Aramaic name meaning “hill, mound, furrows.” The name is borne in the Bible by one of the Twelve Apostles of Christ. Short: Bartel, Barthol, Bartold, Bertel. Pet: Mewes. (BAHR-TOL-O-MAUS)
