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Bartholomew

Bartholomew

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A male first name often known from one of the twelve apostles
  • proper noun
  • /bɑrˈθɑləmju/
translation icon : Bartolomé
  • Bartholomew is known as one of the apostles in the New Testament.
  • Patriarch Bartholomew
  • Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew

Examples

  • On bright Sundays like today, I sit on the porch of Helene's house and watch him and Bartholomew sailing in the bay.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • And they were Philip and Bartholomew.

    King of Kings (1961)

  • Tell Bartholomew to add it to our debt.

    12 Years a Slave (2013)

  • Then Uncle Bartholomew said, "We should draw names."

    Fiction book (1991)

  • I live over there, with Bartholomew.

    Off Season (2019)

  • Hey, Bartholomew, what's going on?

    The Doom Generation (1995)

  • What's all this got to do with me, Mr. Bartholomew?

    Charade (1963)

  • Bartholomew went to the window and stared.

    The Trigger Effect (1996)

  • Hey, Bartholomew, nice name.

    Superstar (1999)

  • Narrator: Columbus, Ferdinand, Bartholomew, and Mendez are on deck.

    Fiction book (1998)

Surface Forms

Bartholomew main

Etymology

Bartholomew is a male name formed from bar 'son' and Tolmai (a personal name), so it originally meant 'son of Tolmai', and it became well known because of Saint Bartholomew, one of the twelve apostles. That's why people have used Bartholomew as a boy's name and why the short form 'Bart' is common.