Meaning and background
The story behind Bartholomew
Bartholomew has a long history behind its elaborate spelling. The English name comes through Greek from an Aramaic expression identifying someone as the son of Talmai; its New Testament use helped establish it in Christian naming. It is therefore a patronymic history, not a description of a dog's character. Bart and Tolly are documented short forms to consider alongside the full name. That gives you a practical choice between a formal registration name and a shorter daily call, without pretending the shorter version is a separate etymology.
- Origin
- English form transmitted through Greek Bartholomaios from an Aramaic name meaning son of Talmai. Source
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About Bartholomew
Recorded as a dog’s name
Bartholomew appears in 4 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/bɑɹθɑləmju/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the second syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/bɑɹθɑləmju/ · primary stress on syllable 2B AA0 R TH AA1 L AH0 M Y UW2
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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