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Thus Anthony to Tony, Arthur to Art, Bartholomew to Bart or Bat , Catherine to Kate or Cat or Kitty, Dorothy to Dot (and Dickens's Little Dorrit ), Elizabeth to Betty or Bet (whence Betsy and Bessie ), Martha to Martie or Mattie , Matthew to Matt, Nathaniel to Nat or Nate, Theodore to Ted, Theresa to Tess or Tracy, and Thomas to Tom .
This was happening long before r- dropping became common in English accents: Barbara to Babs, Bartholomew to Bat, Bridget to Biddy, Christopher to Kit, Dorothy to Dot, Frances to Fanny, Harriet to Hat, Herbert to Hab or Hub, Jordan to Judd, Margaret to Maggie or Meg, Margery to Madge, Martha to Mattie , and Theresa to Tess .
It is said that the artist’s agonizing self-portrait can be made out in the flayed skin of St. Bartholomew, to the right below Jesus.
Its bell tolled the signal in 1572 for Catholics to start the St Bartholomew Day massacre of Protestants (see page 16).