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Bartlett
Pronounced BART-lit /ˈbɑrt.lɪt/Medium
Meaning: Bartlett is an English surname turned given name, from a medieval diminutive of Bartholomew, the apostle's name from the Aramaic bar-Talmai, 'son of Talmai' (Talmai meaning 'furrows' or 'abounding in furrows'). It also names a well-known variety of pear.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Bartlett is a surname-derived boy's name, from a medieval diminutive of Bartholomew, the apostle's name meaning 'son of Talmai' in Aramaic. Passed down as a family name and occasionally used up front, it has a solid, old-line feel; it is also, familiarly, the name of a pear.
It appeared thinly across the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries, given to about twenty boys a year at its modest high in the nineteen-twenties. A boy named Bartlett then would be elderly today.
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What does the name Bartlett mean?
It is an English surname from a diminutive of Bartholomew, the Aramaic 'son of Talmai.'
How do you pronounce Bartlett?
It is said BART-lit /ˈbɑrt.lɪt/, two syllables with the stress on the first.
Is Bartlett a boy or girl name?
Bartlett is used as a boy's name.
How popular is Bartlett?
It has always been rare, given to only about twenty boys a year at its modest high in the nineteen-twenties.