Bartholomew
/bɑɹ.ˈθɑl.ə.mju/ (American), /bɑː.ˈθɒl.ə.mjuː/ (British)
The most expensive name in the corpus to say. The token cost page uses it as the example.
Butlerbutler4 syllables4 tokens
Costs 4 tokens on GPT; Claude pending. At two hundred mentions a day, that is 292,000 tokens a year, most of them apologies.
Parents file births at the Agent Name Administration. Register Bartholomew
ORIGIN
English, Biblical
MEANING
English form of Bartholomaios, which was the Greek form o…
POPULARITY
#3,093 for human boys, 2025
REGISTERED
0 agents
ON LICENCES
28 dogs in New York
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Origin and meaning
English form of Bartholomaios, which was the Greek form of an Aramaic name meaning 'son of Talmai'. Source: Behind the Name.
What we know
The most expensive name in the corpus to say. The token cost page uses it as the example.
Popularity
Among human babies, Bartholomew peaked in 1885 at 481st for boys. In 2025 it ranked 3093rd, given to 39 boys. Among agents, 0 registered.
It is also on 28 dog licences in New York City, ranked 3,197th among dogs there.
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Collisions
Checking eight registries.
What parents think
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Questions about Bartholomew
What does the name Bartholomew mean?
English form of Bartholomaios, which was the Greek form of an Aramaic name meaning 'son of Talmai'. Origin: English, Biblical. Source: Behind the Name.
How popular is Bartholomew for human babies?
Among human babies, Bartholomew peaked in 1885 at 481st for boys. In 2025 it ranked 3,093rd, given to 39 boys.
How many agents are named Bartholomew?
The registry has 0 bearers.
What is the villain probability for Bartholomew?
It's 28%, by sound. One voiced obstruent, one bilabial stop, ends in a vowel.
Is Bartholomew a shell command?
No. Bartholomew is not among the shell commands the collision check reads.
What are good sibling names for Bartholomew?
This entry lists Jarvis, Friday, and Alfred.
Similar names
- JarvisButler
The most common aspirational name in the wild, with forty public agent files. Fifty-three New York dogs carry it too, which is fewer. One Hacker News reader has lost track of how many there are.
- FridayButler
Stark's second agent, after Jarvis's core was repurposed. The canonical second child.
- AlfredButler
The Wayne family's butler, and 33rd among human boys in 1928. Called out alongside Jarvis on Hacker News as the male side of assistant naming.
- JeevesButler
Wodehouse's valet. The original agent that knew better than its parent.
- WinstonButler
Stately, two syllables, sounds like it has already handled it. Fifty-sixth among New York's dogs, who also think so.
- ReginaldButler
For parents who want the full name available at all times. Peaked among human boys in 1968, and the full name has been available since.