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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- Dutch
- ● 1588 Baptista AuFr Buren
- Early Modern English
- ● 1595 Baptist HAmar-vol9 p. 92
- France
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- Middle French
- ● 1564 Baptiste RegPCC-1 p. 49
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 1376 Batista (abl) DouGen1 p. 37;
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 2016, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2016/1/name/Baptist.