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		russellbeattie on Feb 10, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Surnames from nicknames nobody has any more My last name - Beattie - is also in the "Bartholomew" nickname group along with Bates/Bateson. Bartholomew means "son of Ptolemy", so the name is sort of "Ptolemy's son Bart's kid". (Fun fact: Just to drive the Brits crazy, many families in the U.S with that surname (including mine) pronounce it "bee-AT-tee" instead of "bee-tee". God knows why. Maybe it's an attempt to get people to spell it correctly.)

madcaptenor on Feb 10, 2025 | [–]

Huh... I had figured "Bartholomew" meant "son of" something, but I had no idea what Tholomew could possibly be.

fragmede on Feb 10, 2025 | [–]

The other pronunciation that drives the Brits crazy is that Bucket is pronounced Boo-Kay.

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