Bart

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Bart

Gender: Masculine
Language: English
Etymology:
Bart is an English diminutive for the names:
1. Bartholomew. Bartholomew is the English form of an Aramaic surname (bar-Talmai) meaning “Son of Talmai.” Talmai is a name meaning “Furrows,” or “Ploughman.”
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2. Barton, an English surname meaning “Barley Town,” from “bere” (barley) and “tun” (town).

History:
The diminutive Bart had a brief following in the 1960s in the United States.

Pronunciation: bart.

Diminutives: Bartie.

Famous Bearers:
Fictional Character:
Bart Simpson (1990)
From the television series The Simpsons.

Scientists:
Bart J. Bok (1906-1983)
Dutch-American astronomer.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.014 % named Bart

Popularity of Bart:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 997th most popular.
1910-1930: N/A
1930-1940: 795th most popular.
1940-1950: 640th most popular.
1950-1960: 423rd most popular.
1960-1970: 339th most popular.
1970-1980: 477th most popular.
1980-1990: 822nd most popular.
1990-2000: N/A