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[...] Bartek is short for Bartholomew. [...]

By: Kaye

Kaye — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 17:14:08 +0000

I think I like the Italian “Bartolomeo” better. I can see lots of possibilities with this name. Nicknames like Tolly, Ollie, Bard, and Milo make it more user friendly. I’ll have to see how it grows on me with time

By: Salome

Salome — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:56:53 +0000

This is belated, but I love Bartholomew! It’s friendly and quirky and classic all at the same time. Everyone knows it, but no one has the name. That’s a great combo.

It’s actually crawled up my short list of boys’ names because of the jaunty nickname “Ollie.” Tolly is also a wonderful contender. And if either of those become too juvenile for him, he could always switch to Art or Artie as a grown up. I agree that Bart fills me with unpleasantness, but people will generally start calling him what he calls himself. And if for some reason he grows to like Bart, well, I suppose I could make do. As his mother, I’d reserve the right to refer to him however I want!

By: chaneltara

chaneltara — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 04:39:28 +0000

I love Bartholomew, one of my first name loves actually. I actually really like Bart and Bartie, and wouldn’t mind having a son named Bart in the least. It sound really sweet and cool. My father’s name is Arthur, nn Art, and having his name rhyme with fart has not hurt him in any way. I used to know a Bartholomew nicknamed Bard, another cool nickname.

By: Charlotte Vera

Charlotte Vera — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 04:44:04 +0000

I don’t think I could personally ever name a child “Bartholomew” — a pet, yes, a child, no. That being said, I don’t think it’s a distasteful name in and of itself, I just don’t see a modern child wearing it well.

Incidentally, the Biblical Nathanael/Nathaniel has historically been considered to be another name for the disciple Bartholomew since: a) it was very typical for men at the time to go by more than one name, and b) in the gospels Matthew, Mark, and Luke Bartholomew is always mentioned in the company of Philip and in John Nathaniel is mentioned with Philip.

By: SophieGray

SophieGray — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 04:13:22 +0000

Sorry, I’m with photoquilty on this one – he SCREAMS Bart Simpson to me, and I really dislike that show, so he’s not for me.
He just seems a bit too scarily formal to me, as well – like a creepy old cathedral type thing.

By: Christina Fonseca

Christina Fonseca — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 03:14:04 +0000

I like the full name Bartholomew, don’t care for any of the nicknames. It’s a recognizable name and I would love to see someone famous carry it off so that perhaps somebody uses the name for a little one.

It IS a long name, but I love its sounds.

By: JNE

JNE — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 01:24:03 +0000

When I was younger, I knew a Bartholomew who attended my church – it was right around the time when The Simpsons were getting popular – he was a few years younger than I was, but I always wondered what effect that had on him. In any case, I don’t dislike Bartholomew, I kind of like it. But I’ll second Photoquilty – Bart rhymes with fart. Not good. Bate… eh. It’s more of a “nice in theory” name to me than a practical one.

By: Lola

Lola — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 01:15:28 +0000

I like Bartholemew in full only and that means he’s middle only. I mean, who shortens their middle name(s)? Yep, even all those Good Bart’s can’t make modern folks forget about that little yellow freak who really ruined a perfectly good name. (See Photoquilty, we don’t always disagree! )

But yeah, I think he’d make a fabulously offbeat middle! (Now if I didn’t have a nasty, weird cousin named Bartholemew (who goes by Tolly, Emmy Jo!) I’d think about it myself, for a middle. It’s got the sort of dramatic feel I generally like on my boys. Too bad about the cousin, and that yellow freak.

By: photoquilty

photoquilty — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:40:03 +0000

Yeah, take that little yellow wonder, Bart Simpson, into account and there is absolutely zero chance of my ever using the name Bartholomew. Also, Bart rhymes with fart. Thanks for the info, though!