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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

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
English
1595 Baptist HAmar-vol9 p. 92
Italy
Latin
1527 Baptista (nom) Rome1527 p. 86
1527 Baptistinus (nom) Rome1527 p. 83
Spain
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.