Meaning and background
The story behind Bartlett
Bartlett preserves an older familiar form of Bartholomew. The surname dictionary traces it through the Middle English and Old French personal names Bertelot and Bartelot, whose ending contains a double diminutive suffix. This is a history of a personal name becoming a family name, rather than a description of an occupation or landscape. Someone choosing Bartlett for a dog may value that family-name sound while keeping its link to Bartholomew visible.
- Origin
- English Bartlett comes from Middle English and Old French Bertelot or Bartelot, a pet form of Bartholomew with a double diminutive suffix. Source
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About Bartlett
Recorded as a dog’s name
Bartlett appears in 2 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/bɑɹtlɪt/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/bɑɹtlɪt/ · primary stress on syllable 1B AA1 R T L IH0 T
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — all seven available extract years, retrieved 24 October 2026 — Recorded name spellings in NYC licence-period rows, extract years 2016–2018, 2022–2024 and 2026. Evidence selects one stated year per name. Annual snapshots overlap; never sum them as unique dogs. No national popularity, etymology or owner naming-intent claim.
- 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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