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

Bartholomew Rank in US Top 1000

# 986 in the US

Bartholomew Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 218 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Bartholomew

• 218 Nameberry 2025

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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

The name 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"

International Variations of the name Bartholomew

• Barthelemy Swedish
• Bartolomeo Spanish
• Bertel German
• Barthel German
• Varfolomei Russian
• Barto Czech
• Bartol German
• Bartoleme Spanish
• Bartosz Czech
• Barta Hungarian
• Bairtliméad Irish Gaelic
• Bartoli Spanish
• Bartalan Hungarian
• Bartos Polish
• Bartz Czech
• Parlan Scottish Gaelic
• Perttu Finnish
• Bario Spanish
• Bertalan Hungarian
• Meo Italian
• Bartholmieu French
• Toli Spanish
• Bardo Danish
• Berti Hungarian
• Bartholome French
• Balta Spanish
• Barolo Spanish
• Bartek Czech
• Barthélemy French
• Partholon Irish
• Parthalan Irish
• Bartel German