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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources
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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.

Belgium
Dutch
● 1597x1598 Baptista BoonenGes p. 330
England
Latin
● 1591 Baptista (abl) AuFr Kinderen
Dutch
● 1588 Baptista AuFr Buren
Early Modern English
● 1592 baptyst HWCP2 p. 12; 1595 Baptist HAmar-vol9 p. 92; 1596 baptyst HWCP2 p. 21
Walloon
● 1590 Baptiste RWC p. 13; 1593 Babtiste ibid. p. 28
France
Middle French
● 1564 Baptiste RegPCC-1 p. 49; 1566 Baptiste ibid. p. 235; 1567 Baptiste ibid. p. 318; 1568 Baptiste ibid. p. 374; 1570 Baptiste ibid. p. 431; 1571 Baptiste ibid. p. 465; 1572 Baptiste ibid. p. 524
Italy
Latin
● 1376 Batista (abl) DouGen1 p. 37; 1450 Bactistam (acc) VitAs2 XI; 1464 Baptista (nom) CUP-III-I CCXXXI; 1521 Baptista (abl) VitAs2 III, Baptiste (gen) ibid. III; 1527 Baptista (nom) Rome1527 p. 86
◑ 1527 Baptistinus (nom) Rome1527 p. 83
Italian
● 1513x1521 Baptista LeoX p. 12
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 2020, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2020/1/name/Baptist.