Barlaam

== English == === Etymology === Unknown. The immediate source is Medieval Latin Barlaam, itself borrowed from Byzantine Greek Βαρλαάμ (Barlaám) in the Byzantine Life of Barlaam and Josaphat (probably 11th c.), itself likely borrowed from Georgian ბალაჰვარ (balahvar). First attested c. 8th century as Arabic بِلَوْهَر (bilawhar), perhaps ultimately from Sanskrit भगवान् (bhagavān, “God”) or from Sanskrit पुरोहित (purohita, “priest”) via an unattested Middle Persian form. === Proper noun === Barlaam (Christianity) A legendary saint in the tale of Barlaam and Josaphat. (rare) A male given name from Latin. ==== Derived terms ==== Barlaamite === References === Almuth Degener (2014), “Barlaam the Priest”, in Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft, volume 164, number 2, pages 527–530 === Anagrams === Malabar == Italian == === Etymology === Unknown. The immediate source is Medieval Latin Barlaam, itself borrowed from Byzantine Greek Βαρλαάμ (Barlaám), in the Byzantine Life of Barlaam and Josaphat (probably 11th c.), itself likely borrowed from Georgian ბალაჰვარ (balahvar). First attested c. 8th century as Arabic بِلَوْهَر (bilawhar), perhaps ultimately from Sanskrit भगवान् (bhagavān, “God”) or from Sanskrit पुरोहित (purohita, “priest”) via an unattested Middle Persian form. === Proper noun === Barlaam m (Christianity) A legendary saint in the tale of Barlaam and Josaphat. (rare) a male given name from Latin. === Proper noun === Barlaam m or f by sense a surname originating as a patronymic === Further reading === Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015–2026 == Latin == === Etymology === Unknown. Borrowed from Byzantine Greek Βαρλαάμ (Barlaám), in the Byzantine Life of Barlaam and Josaphat (probably 11th c.), itself likely borrowed from Georgian ბალაჰვარ (balahvar). First attested c. 8th century as Arabic بِلَوْهَر (bilawhar), perhaps ultimately from Sanskrit भगवान् (bhagavān, “God”) or from Sanskrit पुरोहित (purohita, “priest”) via an unattested Middle Persian form. === Proper noun === Barlaam m sg (indeclinable) (Medieval Latin, Ecclesiastical Latin) (Christianity) A legendary saint in the tale of Barlaam and Josaphat. a male given name, equivalent to English Barlaam