Bartholomew

Aramaic
"son of the furrow"

Bartholomew Origin and Meaning

The name Bartholomew is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "son of the furrow".

Bartholomew is an apostle's name that's been out of favor for centuries but might appeal again to the parent in search of an old but rare choice. The challenge could be to avoid the Simpson-ish nickname. That character, by the way, has the full name of Bartholomew JoJo Simpson, and creator Matt Groening came up with Bart as an--uh oh--anagram for brat. Two old alternate nicknames are Barty and Tolly.

Ben Jonson's 1614 comedy Bartholomew Fair is set in London on St. Bartholomew's Day. Charles Dickens used the name in Bleak House, and, more recently, Bartholomew Cubbins is the protagonist of the Dr. Seuss books The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins and Bartholomew and the Oobleck

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Famous People Named Bartholomew

  • Bartholomew Columbus
    Explorer and younger brother of Christopher Columbus
  • Bartholomew "Black Bart" Roberts
    Welsh pirate
  • Bartholomew I
    Archbishop of Constantinople
  • Bartholomew Edward "Bart" Scott
    American NFL football player
  • Bartholomew de Badlesmere
    1st Baron Badlesmere, English soldier and MP
  • Bartholomew Gosnold
    early English settler in Virginia, USA
  • Bartholomew of Lucca
    Italian historian
  • Bartholomew "Bart" Freundlich
    American film director; husband of actress Julianne Moore

Bartholomew in Pop Culture

  • Bartholomew JoJo "Bart" Simpson
    character on TV's "The Simpsons"
  • Bartholomew Henry "Barry" Allen
    character from D.C. Comics, the second Flash
  • Bartholomew "Bart" Allen
    character from D.C. Comics, the fourth Flash
  • Bartholomew
    a yeti from video game "Spyro the Dragon"
  • Bartholomew "Bart" Bass
    character in TV's "Gossip Girl"
  • Bartholomew Cubbins
    title character from "The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins" by Dr. Seuss and actor Jared Leto's directing alter ego
  • Bartholomew D'Ysquith
    character in musical "A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder"
  • Bartholomew Harrison
    Anthony's hypochondriac brother in "The Tree of Heaven" (1917) by May Sinclair
  • Bartholomew Kuma
    character in anime "One Piece"
  • Bartholomew Oobleck
    professor voiced by Joel Heyman in web series "RWBY"
  • "Bartholomew Fayre: A Comedy
    " play by Ben Jonson
  • Bartholomew Bloor
    character in Jenny Nimmo's "The Children of the Red King" series
  • Bartholomew Barebone
    character in J.K. Rowling's "History of Magic in North America"
  • Bartholomew "Bart" Pearce
    character in "Vampirate"
  • Bartholomew Rossi
    character in Elizabeth Kostova's "The Historian"

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