English Explanatory Dictionary

Barlaam

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A legendary saint in the tale of Barlaam and Josaphat.
  2. A male given name from Latin.

Word forms

Barlaam

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.

Derived words

Barlaamite
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