Baptist
m.
Latin baptista 'person who baptizes', from Ancient Greek βαπτίζω 'I dip in liquid'.
This name was given in honor of John the Baptist; see also John-Baptist.
- England
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- English
- ● 1595 Baptist HAmar-vol9 p. 92
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 1527 Baptista (nom) Rome1527 p. 86
- ◑ 1527 Baptistinus (nom) Rome1527 p. 83
- Spain
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- Catalan
- ● 1510 Batista valencia1510 4060
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Baptist". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2015/2/name/Baptist.