Baby name

FADING BOY · ARAMAIC-DUTCH
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Bart

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“Son of Talmai (son of the furrows)”

Short form of Bartholomew, from Aramaic Bar-Talmai meaning son of Talmai (son of the furrows); internationally the name is now primarily associated with The Simpsons character, which complicates its use.

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playful

How it ages.

The Simpsons association has made this difficult to use seriously since 1989; a genuine pop-culture casualty.

The cultural moment.

Common in the Netherlands and Belgium before 1989; usage dropped noticeably after The Simpsons premiere.