The first name Barthélémi

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About the first name Barthélémi

Meaning

The name Barthélémi is a form related to Barthélémy and shares its traditional meaning: “son of Talmai”.

Historical origin

Barthélémi belongs to the same name family as Barthélémy. The name Barthélémy comes from Aramaic bar-Talmai, transmitted through Greek Bartholomaios and Latin Bartholomaeus.

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In archival records, Barthélémi may coexist with Barthélémy or other spellings from the same name family, so variants are worth considering in genealogical research.

Pronunciation:bar-té-lé-mibaʁtelem.i

Frequency of the first name Barthélémi by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Barthélémi by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name BarthélémiLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Barthélémi in baptisms by year.10075502501610167517401805187019351610–1614 10 baptisms1630–1634 5 baptisms1655–1659 10 baptisms1665–1669 10 baptisms1675–1679 20 baptisms1680–1684 10 baptisms1690–1694 15 baptisms1700–1704 15 baptisms1705–1709 20 baptisms1710–1714 10 baptisms1715–1719 10 baptisms1720–1724 10 baptisms1725–1729 15 baptisms1735–1739 15 baptisms1740–1744 20 baptisms1760–1764 10 baptisms1765–1769 10 baptisms1775–1779 5 baptisms1780–1784 5 baptisms1785–1789 15 baptisms1790–1794 10 baptisms1800–1804 15 baptisms1805–1809 25 baptisms1810–1814 20 baptisms1815–1819 45 baptisms1820–1824 55 baptisms1825–1829 30 baptisms1830–1834 25 baptisms1835–1839 45 baptisms1840–1844 20 baptisms1845–1849 35 baptisms1850–1854 30 baptisms1855–1859 30 baptisms1860–1864 30 baptisms1865–1869 30 baptisms1870–1874 20 baptisms1875–1879 10 baptisms1880–1884 20 baptisms1885–1889 15 baptisms1890–1894 20 baptisms1895–1899 20 baptisms1900–1904 10 baptisms1905–1909 5 baptisms1910–1914 10 baptisms1935–1939 5 baptisms

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