It is a variant and also an apocope of the male name Bartholomew. It is also used as its own name. It is of biblical and Hebrew origin. It means son of Ptolomy. In Colombia in a colloquial way we say bartolo to a very strong footballer, usually of the defender, who has no sights when clearing the hard ball and anywhere (always far) in order not to let them score goals in his goal. It is synonymous with rough, ordinary, rough. To every play of this footballer, we call it bartolazo.
