Comments for BARTHOLOMEW:

Bartholomew! There's is this one cartoon about a dog who hated wheels. It's sooooo cute and hilarious and this name reminds me of that dog. Though, I wouldn't name my child this, I still think it's cute!

-- Anonymous User  7/30/2005

I had a boyfriend once with the last name of Bartholomew. Because my mom didn't like him much, she would pronounce it (though not to his face) "barf-on-you." I've never been able to get past that and like the name again.

-- Anonymous User  12/7/2005

Bartholomew was one of the primary characters in Dean Koontz's book, "From the Corner of His Eye".

-- srsand1  2/18/2006

(In regards to the Biblical character) I much prefer the name Nathanael. I could never warm up to Bartholomew.

-- Anonymous User  2/19/2006

This is the name of the main character of Dr. Seuss's book The Five Hundred Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins, about a little boy on whose head another hat would magically appear whenever he took off one.

-- Kosta  3/1/2006

The character Bart Simpson on the Simpsons full name is Bartholomew Jojo Simpson.

-- Bex  3/7/2006

I would never name my child this, but I think the name is kinda cute.

-- Anonymous User  3/25/2006

It is derived from the Aramaic 'bar', meaning "son of" and 'Tholomaios' (Talmai), a personal name.

-- Jenna R  3/26/2006

This was also the name of a brother of Christopher Cloumbus; Bartholomew Columbus.

-- rosco kid  6/4/2006

What a mouthful! Can you imagine a five- or six-year-old trying to learn how to spell this name? Plus he might get the nickname Bart, which sounds horrible. If you wish to give your son a rare name, find something other than Bartholomew.

-- Anonymous User  7/21/2006

I think Tolly is a very cute nickname for this - much better than Bart.

-- Mithos514  9/7/2006

Bartholomaios is an ancient greek name which comes from the Aramaic word 'bar', which means 'son' and from the Greek name 'Ptolemaios, altered to somewhat 'Tolemeos'.

PS. Ptolemaios is a Greek name which means the one who is related to 'p(t)olis' (=city). Moreover, it can mean the one who fights for cities, or makes war. 'War' in ancient Greek is 'p(t)olemos'. In modern Greek is 'polemos'. In either case, you can see that wars were about (capturing) cities.

-- comico  11/20/2006

An old nickname, in addition to Bart, was Batt. The surname Bate(s) derives from this nickname and means son of Batt.

-- Anonymous User  4/1/2007

According to the article "Spelling Pronunciation" on Wikipedia, the name was once pronounced "BAR-tl-mee." (Their system of indicating pronunciation is somewhat different.)

-- Kosta  4/24/2007

Bartoloměj is the Czech form and Bartolomej is the Slovak form. Name Day: 24th August.

-- Karcoolka  6/14/2007

I personally dislike it; however, I am starting to warm up to it mostly because it is one of those names that nobody would ever attempt to change into a girl's name. Which is a positive because it is so RARE to find a guy's name that those people who has an obsession with turning boys' names into girls' names will never be turned into a girl's name.

-- violetagate  7/9/2007

LOL! I always thought this name was pronounced: Barth-oh-loh-MEW.

-- JungKyungSoon  10/16/2007

Horrible on a boy/girl. But cute for a cat! I think this is a name for a cat because it has "mew" on the end and mew can be a nickname.

-- Anonymous User  1/1/2008

People who happen to share the negative traits of being both religious nuts AND pretentious would go for this ugly, long, foreign-sounding name that will be shortened to Bart, which sounds like fart.

-- slight night shiver  4/20/2008

I think this name is cute and I would use it for a middle name.

-- moonbaby9307  6/9/2008

I always liked the sound of this name but I hate the nickname Bart. Plus its really long. It might make a good name for a cat.

-- number1212  9/22/2008

Sir Bartholomew Middleton was the hero of the Bartland Revolution in 1782. According to legend he is an immortal that attained eternal life after drinking a potion in the early 11th century.

-- yohevid  9/30/2008

Bartholomew Cubbins is also the "alter ego" of Jared Leto.

-- avalongiselle101  8/1/2009

My history professor brought up the idea that the apostle Bartholomew was so called to identify him as a Hellenized Egyptian; bar Ptolemaios, (son) of Ptolemy, the Egyptian dynasty began by the general Ptolemy after Alexander the Great.

-- tvm2  10/17/2009

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