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Help[Opinions] Re: Bartholomew?
in reply to a message by RowenaRavenclaw
Bartholomew by itself is gorgeous - I get a strong mediaeval monk feeling from it (probably because of the Matthew Bartholomew books, which are set in middle ages Cambridge, although the title character himself is not a monk).
Batt is awful, though, sorry - 'batty' is slang for 'crazy', and I'm sure he'll be called Batty a lot. Plus I just don't like the sound.
Also, parents can only go so far in ensuring that their particular nickname is used. He'd still get called Bart, and the kids would have no trouble rhyming it.
If you don't mind taking the risk about kids noticing the 'Bart' part of the name, I'd suggest Bartholomew "Tolly". It's cute, and it's far less teasable. WDYT?
Batt is awful, though, sorry - 'batty' is slang for 'crazy', and I'm sure he'll be called Batty a lot. Plus I just don't like the sound.
Also, parents can only go so far in ensuring that their particular nickname is used. He'd still get called Bart, and the kids would have no trouble rhyming it.
If you don't mind taking the risk about kids noticing the 'Bart' part of the name, I'd suggest Bartholomew "Tolly". It's cute, and it's far less teasable. WDYT?
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Teasing! there's a Canadian writer named Farley Mowat;reasonable name, you'd think...seems all his school days he was called "Fartley".
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