Bartholomew
Origin of the name Bartholomew:
From the Middle English Bartelmeus, a cognate of the Late Latin Bartholomaeus, which is from the Greek 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: Bart.
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My boyfriends name is Bartholomew, everyone calls him Bart. He is actually Bartholomew II. He wants to name a son Bartholomew III, but I am not into going farther than II, it gets confusing. I would also want my child to have his own name, but that's just my opinion.
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Bart, Bartley, Batt, Tolly, Thom
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Bartholomew Roberts, a famous Welsh pirate. The character Dread Pirate Roberts in The Princess Bride is named in his honor.
Patriarch Bartholomew I, a Turkish Eastern Orthodox religious leader- Bartholomew in song, story & screen: | Edit
Bartholomew Cubbins, the protagonist in two Dr. Seuss books (The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins and Bartholomew and the Oobleck)
Bartholomew J. Simpson, a main character on the American animated television comedy The Simpsons
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