Bartholomew
Americannoun
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one of the 12 apostles of Jesus: sometimes called Nathanael.
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a first name: from a Hebrew word meaning “son of Talmai.”
noun
Example Sentences
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His real name is King Bartholomew Archibald Reginald Fife, a fine, kingly name—a name with a great destiny, of course.
From Literature
My entire life, whenever I heard mention of his name—King Bartholomew Archibald Reginald Fife—I imagined someone very big and very handsome and very brainy.
From Literature
“Now, this business with the gold … If that King Bartholomew Archibald Reginald Fife is as wise as his name, which I seriously doubt, he’ll keep away from this mischief and focus on crops. Gold won’t feed a kingdom.”
From Literature
“Finest human name I’ve ever heard. They always get so romantic and sentimental,” she said, as if she were talking about some other creatures and not my own kind, “giving names as if their children were something fancy to eat: Bartholomew Archibald Reginald Fish Head, or whatever—it’s all nonsense. All you need is a sound to distinguish one from the other.”
From Literature
Woodhall took up the knife at London’s St. Bartholomew hospital in 1616.
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