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.
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- ● 1510 Batista valencia1510 4060
Preview. DO NOT cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Baptist". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2015/1/name/Baptist.