I have seen examples of Valentine being recorded as "Bartly". Are Bartholomew and Valentine the same name? I have not seen Bartholomew and Valentine interchanged. If they are the same name, do you know how that came about? Thank-you, Karen
Hi Karen:
I have never seen Valentine and Bartholomew used as the same name. I do know that a nickname for Valentine is often "Val". As far as I'm aware, they are 2 different names.
Bartly is often a nickname for Bartholomew (in addition to other nicknames such as Batt or Batty). We do have an Insight into Irish boys names at this link: https://irelandxo.com/ireland-xo/news/irelandxo-insight-old-irish-boys-names-aliases
Hopefully that will answer some of your questions.
All the best,
Jane
Hi Jane,
Thank-you very much.
Karen