Meaning & Story
From the Hebrew 'Bar-Talmai,' meaning 'son of Talmai' (where Talmai means 'rich in furrows') — one of the twelve apostles of Jesus. Bartholomew is one of the most grandly formal biblical names, often shortened to Bart.
Bartholomew is the full, magnificent, uncompromised version of a name that most pets are given in abbreviated form. This is for the pet owner who refuses to do things by halves — if you are going to give your dog a human name, you are going the full apostolic distance. Bartholomew is probably a Basset Hound who has never once hurried in his life and sees absolutely no reason to start now. Grand, gentle, and slightly ridiculous in the most wonderful way.