Bartolo

Bartolo is a masculine given name of Italian origin, commonly used in Italian and Spanish-speaking cultures. It is a shortened form of Bartolomeo in Italian and of Bartolomé in Spanish, with roots in the biblical Bartholomew. The name ultimately derives from Aramaic Bar-Talmai, meaning “son of Talmai.” In addition to given name usage, Bartolo is also found as a surname in some families.

Notable uses include Bartolo Colón (born 1973), a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher who appeared in Major League Baseball for multiple clubs during a long career. In literature and opera, Don Bartolo is a principal character in Gioachino Rossini’s The Barber of Seville (and in earlier Beaumarchais material on which the opera is based). The name also appears in various geographic toponyms; for example, San Bartolo is used for towns and districts in Spanish-speaking countries, such as San Bartolo, Lima, Peru.

Bartolo continues to be used as a given name in Italian and Spanish-speaking communities. Variants of the name include Bartolomé, Bartolomeo, and Bartholomew in other languages.