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Bart

1 American  
[bahrt] / bɑrt /

noun

  1. a first name, form of Bartholomew, Bartlett, or Bartram.


Bart. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. Baronet.


Bart. 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. Baronet

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Bart 2 British  
/ bɑːt /

noun

  1. Lionel . 1930–99, British composer and playwright. His musicals include Oliver (1960)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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L.A. theater director Bart DeLorenzo adapts and directs a new version of Ibsen’s savagely timely ‘Enemy of the People’ at the Odyssey Theatre.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

“A homeowner’s insurance policy is a contract between the insurer and the named insured,” Bart Scovill says.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026

Carrie Bart walked past it all hunched over a twin stroller with her head buried in her phone.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

AfricaMuseum director general Bart Ouvry said the Belgian institution turned down KoBold's offer over concerns about giving a single private actor privileged access.

From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026

And following my story’s thread back to where I left off, I see the Jean Bart dock in Athens.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

Sir H. Walter Gilbey, Bart., famed horseman and gin distiller, is a Harrovian, but he too has his principles.

From Time Magazine Archive

An exciting week of total failure to make London pedestrians stop jaywalking last week put Sir John Gilmour, Bart., grizzled and humorless Home Secretary, into the testiest of tempers.

From Time Magazine Archive

Sir Percy Lyham Loraine, Bart., took a sleeping car for Ankara, the new Turkish capital which Dictator Kemal has built among high hills far beyond the range of battleships firing from the coast.

From Time Magazine Archive

Admiral Sir Walter Henry Cowan, Bart. was awarded the Distinguished Service Order last week for "gallantry, determination and undaunted devotion to duty as liaison officer with the Commandos."

From Time Magazine Archive

Mother Slaughter and Josiah Worthington, Bart., accompanied Mr. Owens to the crypt of the old chapel, and they told Mrs. Owens the news.

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman

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